Colour
#9D8B00
- #9D8B00
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Olive
#9D8B00 is a yellow with RGB values 157, 139, 0 and HSL 53°, 100%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.
Colour values
#9D8B00#9D8B00
HEX#9D8B00
RGBrgb(157, 139, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.5451, 0
RGB percentages61.6%, 54.5%, 0%
HSLhsl(53.1, 100%, 30.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(53.1, 100%, 61.6%)
CMYK0%, 11.5%, 100%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,324,736
CSS custom property--colour: #9D8B00;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.25633WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.13:1
Contrast with white3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#6274FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#00129D
Analogous#9D3D00, #609D00
Triadic#009D8B, #8B009D
Split complementary#00609D, #3D009D
Tetradic#009D3D, #00129D, #9D0060
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R157
G139
B0
Red157 (61.6%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue53.12°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness30.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9D · G 8B · B 00
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