Recognised as Colour

#9DB61D

#9DB61D
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Yellow green

#9DB61D is a yellow with RGB values 157, 182, 29 and HSL 70°, 73%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

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HEX#9DB61D

RGBrgb(157, 182, 29)

RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.7137, 0.1137

RGB percentages61.6%, 71.4%, 11.4%

HSLhsl(69.8, 72.5%, 41.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(69.8, 84.1%, 71.4%)

CMYK13.7%, 0%, 84.1%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,335,773

CSS custom property--colour: #9DB61D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40713WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness164 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.14:1

Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6

Inverted#6249E2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C2AB00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original

Deuteranopia#BFAB2Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original

Tritanopia#A7AC9Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 12.8 Olivedrab · ΔE 22.9 Olive · ΔE 25 Dark khaki · ΔE 33 Khaki · ΔE 34.7 Goldenrod · ΔE 35.5

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 12.85, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#361DB6

Analogous#B6831D, #51B61D

Triadic#1D9DB6, #B61D9D

Split complementary#1D51B6, #821DB6

Tetradic#1DB682, #361DB6, #B61D51

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E7F2AD

Lighter +30%#DAEB81

Lighter +20%#CDE455

Lighter +10%#C0DD29

Darker −10%#778A16

Darker −20%#515E0F

Darker −30%#2B3208

Darker −40%#050601

More saturated +25%#AFD003

Less saturated −25%#8B9C37

Channel breakdown

R157

G182

B29

Red157 (61.6%)

Green182 (71.4%)

Blue29 (11.4%)

Hue69.8°

Saturation (HSL)72.51%

Lightness41.37%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 9D · G B6 · B 1D

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