Recognised as Colour

#9DAB1A

#9DAB1A
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Olive

#9DAB1A is a yellow with RGB values 157, 171, 26 and HSL 66°, 74%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.

Colour values

#9DAB1A#9DAB1A

HEX#9DAB1A

RGBrgb(157, 171, 26)

RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.6706, 0.102

RGB percentages61.6%, 67.1%, 10.2%

HSLhsl(65.8, 73.6%, 38.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(65.8, 84.8%, 67.1%)

CMYK8.2%, 0%, 84.8%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,332,954

CSS custom property--colour: #9DAB1A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36368WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness156.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.27:1

Contrast with white2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E

Inverted#6254E5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B8A200no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#B7A42Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original

Tritanopia#A8A192no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olive · ΔE 19 Yellow green · ΔE 19.1 Olivedrab · ΔE 20.4 Dark khaki · ΔE 29.2 Goldenrod · ΔE 30.7 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 32.5

Nearest named CSS colourOlive (#808000)ΔE 19.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#281AAB

Analogous#AB701A, #55AB1A

Triadic#1A9DAB, #AB1A9D

Split complementary#1A55AB, #701AAB

Tetradic#1AAB70, #281AAB, #AB1A55

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E9F1A0

Lighter +30%#DFEA74

Lighter +20%#D4E348

Lighter +10%#C6D721

Darker −10%#747F13

Darker −20%#4C520D

Darker −30%#232606

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B1C401

Less saturated −25%#899233

Channel breakdown

R157

G171

B26

Red157 (61.6%)

Green171 (67.1%)

Blue26 (10.2%)

Hue65.79°

Saturation (HSL)73.6%

Lightness38.63%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 9D · G AB · B 1A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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