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Recognised as Colour

#9CA80C

  • #9CA80C
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olive

#9CA80C is a yellow with RGB values 156, 168, 12 and HSL 65°, 87%, 35%. 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

#9CA80C#9CA80C
HEX#9CA80C
RGBrgb(156, 168, 12)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.6588, 0.0471
RGB percentages61.2%, 65.9%, 4.7%
HSLhsl(64.6, 86.7%, 35.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(64.6, 92.9%, 65.9%)
CMYK7.1%, 0%, 92.9%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,266,636
CSS custom property--colour: #9CA80C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.351WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.02:1
Contrast with white2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#6357F3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B59F00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#B4A123no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Tritanopia#A79D8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olive · ΔE 18.8Yellow green · ΔE 20.2Olivedrab · ΔE 21.4Goldenrod · ΔE 29.9Dark khaki · ΔE 30.7Dark goldenrod · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourOlive (#808000)ΔE 18.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#180CA8
Analogous#A8660C, #4EA80C
Triadic#0C9CA8, #A80C9C
Split complementary#0C4EA8, #660CA8
Tetradic#0CA866, #180CA8, #A80C4E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEF789
Lighter +30%#E7F35A
Lighter +20%#E1F02A
Lighter +10%#C8D80F
Darker −10%#707809
Darker −20%#444905
Darker −30%#171902
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A6B400
Less saturated −25%#899222

Channel breakdown

R156
G168
B12
Red156 (61.2%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue12 (4.7%)
Hue64.62°
Saturation (HSL)86.67%
Lightness35.29%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9C · G A8 · B 0C

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