Recognised as Colour

#9CB01C

#9CB01C
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Yellow green

#9CB01C is a yellow with RGB values 156, 176, 28 and HSL 68°, 73%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#9CB01C#9CB01C

HEX#9CB01C

RGBrgb(156, 176, 28)

RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.6902, 0.1098

RGB percentages61.2%, 69%, 11%

HSLhsl(68.1, 72.5%, 40%)

HSV / HSBhsv(68.1, 84.1%, 69%)

CMYK11.4%, 0%, 84.1%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,268,700

CSS custom property--colour: #9CB01C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38202WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness159.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.64:1

Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1

Inverted#634FE3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BCA600no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#BAA72Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original

Tritanopia#A6A696no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 15.9 Olivedrab · ΔE 21 Olive · ΔE 21.8 Dark khaki · ΔE 30.8 Goldenrod · ΔE 33.3 Khaki · ΔE 33.8

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 15.94, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#301CB0

Analogous#B07A1C, #52B01C

Triadic#1C9CB0, #B01C9C

Split complementary#1C52B0, #7A1CB0

Tetradic#1CB07A, #301CB0, #B01C52

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E7F1A7

Lighter +30%#DBEA7B

Lighter +20%#CFE34F

Lighter +10%#C3DC23

Darker −10%#758415

Darker −20%#4E580E

Darker −30%#272C07

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#AFCA03

Less saturated −25%#899736

Channel breakdown

R156

G176

B28

Red156 (61.2%)

Green176 (69%)

Blue28 (11%)

Hue68.11°

Saturation (HSL)72.55%

Lightness40%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 9C · G B0 · B 1C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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