Colour
#9C8A05
- #9C8A05
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Olive
#9C8A05 is a yellow with RGB values 156, 138, 5 and HSL 53°, 94%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.
Colour values
#9C8A05#9C8A05
HEX#9C8A05
RGBrgb(156, 138, 5)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.5412, 0.0196
RGB percentages61.2%, 54.1%, 2%
HSLhsl(52.8, 93.8%, 31.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.8, 96.8%, 61.2%)
CMYK0%, 11.5%, 96.8%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,258,949
CSS custom property--colour: #9C8A05;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.25256WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.05:1
Contrast with white3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.05:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#6375FA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#05179C
Analogous#9C3E05, #639C05
Triadic#059C8A, #8A059C
Split complementary#05639C, #3E059C
Tetradic#059C3E, #05179C, #9C0563
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R156
G138
B5
Red156 (61.2%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue5 (2%)
Hue52.85°
Saturation (HSL)93.79%
Lightness31.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9C · G 8A · B 05
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