Colour

#9D9369

#9D9369
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Tan

#9D9369 is a yellow with RGB values 157, 147, 105 and HSL 48°, 21%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

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HEX#9D9369

RGBrgb(157, 147, 105)

RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.5765, 0.4118

RGB percentages61.6%, 57.6%, 41.2%

HSLhsl(48.5, 21%, 51.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48.5, 33.1%, 61.6%)

CMYK0%, 6.4%, 33.1%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,326,889

CSS custom property--colour: #9D9369;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29055WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness146 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.81:1

Contrast with white3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.81:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#929292

Inverted#626C96

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9B9166no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Deuteranopia#9E946Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#A58D88no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 16.3 Burlywood · ΔE 20.1 Dark khaki · ΔE 20.9 Dark seagreen · ΔE 24.4 Gray · ΔE 24.9 Dark grey · ΔE 25.2

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 16.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#69739D

Analogous#9D7969, #8D9D69

Triadic#699D93, #93699D

Split complementary#698D9D, #79699D

Tetradic#699D79, #69739D, #9D698D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EEECE4

Lighter +30%#D9D6C6

Lighter +20%#C5BFA7

Lighter +10%#B1A988

Darker −10%#807753

Darker −20%#615A3F

Darker −30%#423E2B

Darker −40%#232117

More saturated +25%#BCA64A

Less saturated −25%#838383

Channel breakdown

R157

G147

B105

Red157 (61.6%)

Green147 (57.6%)

Blue105 (41.2%)

Hue48.46°

Saturation (HSL)20.97%

Lightness51.37%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9D · G 93 · B 69

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