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Recognised as Colour

#9CA718

  • #9CA718
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olive

#9CA718 is a yellow with RGB values 156, 167, 24 and HSL 65°, 75%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.

Colour values

#9CA718#9CA718
HEX#9CA718
RGBrgb(156, 167, 24)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.6549, 0.0941
RGB percentages61.2%, 65.5%, 9.4%
HSLhsl(64.6, 74.9%, 37.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(64.6, 85.6%, 65.5%)
CMYK6.6%, 0%, 85.6%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,266,392
CSS custom property--colour: #9CA718;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34771WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.95:1
Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#6358E7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B49E00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#B3A028no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Tritanopia#A79D8Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olive · ΔE 17.1Olivedrab · ΔE 19.8Yellow green · ΔE 21.1Dark khaki · ΔE 28.3Goldenrod · ΔE 29.5Dark goldenrod · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourOlive (#808000)ΔE 17.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2318A7
Analogous#A76B18, #54A718
Triadic#189CA7, #A7189C
Split complementary#1854A7, #6B18A7
Tetradic#18A76B, #2318A7, #A71854

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAF19A
Lighter +30%#E1EA6E
Lighter +20%#D7E441
Lighter +10%#C6D41E
Darker −10%#727A12
Darker −20%#494E0B
Darker −30%#1F2105
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B0BF00
Less saturated −25%#888F30

Channel breakdown

R156
G167
B24
Red156 (61.2%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue24 (9.4%)
Hue64.62°
Saturation (HSL)74.87%
Lightness37.45%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9C · G A7 · B 18

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