Colour

#9D8D3A

#9D8D3A
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Olive

#9D8D3A is a yellow with RGB values 157, 141, 58 and HSL 50°, 46%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.

Colour values

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HEX#9D8D3A

RGBrgb(157, 141, 58)

RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.5529, 0.2275

RGB percentages61.6%, 55.3%, 22.7%

HSLhsl(50.3, 46%, 42.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.3, 63.1%, 61.6%)

CMYK0%, 10.2%, 63.1%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,325,306

CSS custom property--colour: #9D8D3A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26523WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.3:1

Contrast with white3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.3:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A

Inverted#6272C5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9A8A31no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Deuteranopia#9E8F3Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Tritanopia#A9837Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olive · ΔE 15.7 Dark khaki · ΔE 16.6 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 22.5 Olivedrab · ΔE 24.6 Peru · ΔE 26.1 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 26.3

Nearest named CSS colourOlive (#808000)ΔE 15.73, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3A4A9D

Analogous#9D5C3A, #7C9D3A

Triadic#3A9D8D, #8D3A9D

Split complementary#3A7C9D, #5B3A9D

Tetradic#3A9D5C, #3A4A9D, #9D3A7C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E6E0BD

Lighter +30%#D9CE97

Lighter +20%#CBBD72

Lighter +10%#BDAB4D

Darker −10%#786C2C

Darker −20%#534A1E

Darker −30%#2D2911

Darker −40%#080703

More saturated +25%#B89F1F

Less saturated −25%#827B55

Channel breakdown

R157

G141

B58

Red157 (61.6%)

Green141 (55.3%)

Blue58 (22.7%)

Hue50.3°

Saturation (HSL)46.05%

Lightness42.16%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9D · G 8D · B 3A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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