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Colour

#9CB800

  • #9CB800
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#9CB800 is a yellow with RGB values 156, 184, 0 and HSL 69°, 100%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#9CB800#9CB800
HEX#9CB800
RGBrgb(156, 184, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.7216, 0
RGB percentages61.2%, 72.2%, 0%
HSLhsl(69.1, 100%, 36.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(69.1, 100%, 72.2%)
CMYK15.2%, 0%, 100%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,270,720
CSS custom property--colour: #9CB800;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41349WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.27:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#6347FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C4AC00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#C1AD23no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original
Tritanopia#A6AD9Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 12Olivedrab · ΔE 26.9Olive · ΔE 28.6Green yellow · ΔE 33.6Gold · ΔE 35.3Yellow · ΔE 36
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 11.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1C00B8
Analogous#B87800, #40B800
Triadic#009CB8, #B8009C
Split complementary#0040B8, #7800B8
Tetradic#00B878, #1C00B8, #B80040

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECFF85
Lighter +30%#E5FF52
Lighter +20%#DDFF1F
Lighter +10%#C7EB00
Darker −10%#718500
Darker −20%#465200
Darker −30%#1A1F00
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#9CB800
Less saturated −25%#8CA117

Channel breakdown

R156
G184
B0
Red156 (61.2%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue69.13°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness36.08%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9C · G B8 · B 00

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