Colour

#9C8C2D

#9C8C2D
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Olive

#9C8C2D is a yellow with RGB values 156, 140, 45 and HSL 51°, 55%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.

Colour values

#9C8C2D#9C8C2D

HEX#9C8C2D

RGBrgb(156, 140, 45)

RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.549, 0.1765

RGB percentages61.2%, 54.9%, 17.6%

HSLhsl(51.4, 55.2%, 39.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.4, 71.2%, 61.2%)

CMYK0%, 10.3%, 71.2%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,259,501

CSS custom property--colour: #9C8C2D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26014WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness137.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.2:1

Contrast with white3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.2:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#898989

Inverted#6373D2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9A881Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#9E8E33no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Tritanopia#A88279no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olive · ΔE 11.8 Dark khaki · ΔE 19.3 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 19.4 Olivedrab · ΔE 23.4 Goldenrod · ΔE 26.1 Peru · ΔE 26.9

Nearest named CSS colourOlive (#808000)ΔE 11.76, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#2D3D9C

Analogous#9C552D, #759C2D

Triadic#2D9C8C, #8C2D9C

Split complementary#2D759C, #542D9C

Tetradic#2D9C55, #2D3D9C, #9C2D75

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E7DFAE

Lighter +30%#DCD086

Lighter +20%#D1C05E

Lighter +10%#C4B038

Darker −10%#746822

Darker −20%#4D4516

Darker −30%#25210B

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B59E14

Less saturated −25%#837A46

Channel breakdown

R156

G140

B45

Red156 (61.2%)

Green140 (54.9%)

Blue45 (17.6%)

Hue51.35°

Saturation (HSL)55.22%

Lightness39.41%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9C · G 8C · B 2D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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