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Recognised as Colour

#9CA35B

  • #9CA35B
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark khaki

#9CA35B is a yellow with RGB values 156, 163, 91 and HSL 66°, 28%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#9CA35B#9CA35B
HEX#9CA35B
RGBrgb(156, 163, 91)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.6392, 0.3569
RGB percentages61.2%, 63.9%, 35.7%
HSLhsl(65.8, 28.3%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(65.8, 44.2%, 63.9%)
CMYK4.3%, 0%, 44.2%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,265,435
CSS custom property--colour: #9CA35B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34018WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.8:1
Contrast with white2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#635CA4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AC9D55no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#AC9F5Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Tritanopia#A49C92no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 10.1Dark seagreen · ΔE 22.2Olivedrab · ΔE 22.3Dark olivegreen · ΔE 24.1Olive · ΔE 24.1Tan · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 10.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#625BA3
Analogous#A3865B, #78A35B
Triadic#5B9CA3, #A35B9C
Split complementary#5B78A3, #865BA3
Tetradic#5BA386, #625BA3, #A35B78

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBECDE
Lighter +30%#D7DABD
Lighter +20%#C4C89C
Lighter +10%#B0B67B
Darker −10%#7D8249
Darker −20%#5D6236
Darker −30%#3E4124
Darker −40%#1F2012
More saturated +25%#B6C33B
Less saturated −25%#82837B

Channel breakdown

R156
G163
B91
Red156 (61.2%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue91 (35.7%)
Hue65.83°
Saturation (HSL)28.35%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9C · G A3 · B 5B

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