Recognised as Colour
#9D9209
- #9D9209
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Olive
#9D9209 is a yellow with RGB values 157, 146, 9 and HSL 56°, 89%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.
Colour values
#9D9209#9D9209
HEX#9D9209
RGBrgb(157, 146, 9)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.5725, 0.0353
RGB percentages61.6%, 57.3%, 3.5%
HSLhsl(55.5, 89.2%, 32.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(55.5, 94.3%, 61.6%)
CMYK0%, 7%, 94.3%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,326,537
CSS custom property--colour: #9D9209;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27746WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.55:1
Contrast with white3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#626DF6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.21:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#09149D
Analogous#9D4809, #5E9D09
Triadic#099D92, #92099D
Split complementary#095E9D, #48099D
Tetradic#099D48, #09149D, #9D095E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R157
G146
B9
Red157 (61.6%)
Green146 (57.3%)
Blue9 (3.5%)
Hue55.54°
Saturation (HSL)89.16%
Lightness32.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9D · G 92 · B 09
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