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Colour

#9C8B22

  • #9C8B22
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olive

#9C8B22 is a yellow with RGB values 156, 139, 34 and HSL 52°, 64%, 37%. 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

#9C8B22#9C8B22
HEX#9C8B22
RGBrgb(156, 139, 34)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.5451, 0.1333
RGB percentages61.2%, 54.5%, 13.3%
HSLhsl(51.6, 64.2%, 37.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.6, 78.2%, 61.2%)
CMYK0%, 10.9%, 78.2%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,259,234
CSS custom property--colour: #9C8B22;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25649WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.13:1
Contrast with white3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#6374DD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#99870Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#9E8D29no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A98077no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olive · ΔE 10.1Dark goldenrod · ΔE 17.2Dark khaki · ΔE 22Goldenrod · ΔE 23.8Olivedrab · ΔE 23.8Peru · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourOlive (#808000)ΔE 10.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#22339C
Analogous#9C4E22, #709C22
Triadic#229C8B, #8B229C
Split complementary#22709C, #4E229C
Tetradic#229C4E, #22339C, #9C2270

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAE0A0
Lighter +30%#E1D276
Lighter +20%#D8C44C
Lighter +10%#C6B02B
Darker −10%#726619
Darker −20%#484010
Darker −30%#1E1B07
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B49C0A
Less saturated −25%#847A3A

Channel breakdown

R156
G139
B34
Red156 (61.2%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue34 (13.3%)
Hue51.64°
Saturation (HSL)64.21%
Lightness37.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9C · G 8B · B 22

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