Recognised as Colour

#9D998A

#9D998A
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark grey

#9D998A is a yellow with RGB values 157, 153, 138 and HSL 47°, 9%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#9D998A#9D998A

HEX#9D998A

RGBrgb(157, 153, 138)

RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.6, 0.5412

RGB percentages61.6%, 60%, 54.1%

HSLhsl(47.4, 8.8%, 57.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(47.4, 12.1%, 61.6%)

CMYK0%, 2.5%, 12.1%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,328,458

CSS custom property--colour: #9D998A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31786WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness152.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.36:1

Contrast with white2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#999999

Inverted#626675

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9C9889no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#9E998Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#A09795no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 10.4 Gray · ΔE 12.8 Silver · ΔE 16.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 18.3 Dim grey · ΔE 20.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 20.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 10.44, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8A8E9D

Analogous#9D8F8A, #979D8A

Triadic#8A9D99, #998A9D

Split complementary#8A979D, #8F8A9D

Tetradic#8A9D8F, #8A8E9D, #9D8A98

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAFAF9

Lighter +30%#E3E2DD

Lighter +20%#CBC9C2

Lighter +10%#B4B1A6

Darker −10%#85806F

Darker −20%#696558

Darker −30%#4D4B41

Darker −40%#323029

More saturated +25%#B8A96F

Less saturated −25%#939393

Channel breakdown

R157

G153

B138

Red157 (61.6%)

Green153 (60%)

Blue138 (54.1%)

Hue47.37°

Saturation (HSL)8.84%

Lightness57.84%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 9D · G 99 · B 8A

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