Recognised as Colour
#9E8A00
- #9E8A00
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Olive
#9E8A00 is a yellow with RGB values 158, 138, 0 and HSL 52°, 100%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.
Colour values
#9E8A00#9E8A00
HEX#9E8A00
RGBrgb(158, 138, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.5412, 0
RGB percentages62%, 54.1%, 0%
HSLhsl(52.4, 100%, 31%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.4, 100%, 62%)
CMYK0%, 12.7%, 100%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,390,016
CSS custom property--colour: #9E8A00;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.25446WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.09:1
Contrast with white3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.09:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#6175FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#00149E
Analogous#9E3B00, #639E00
Triadic#009E8A, #8A009E
Split complementary#00639E, #3B009E
Tetradic#009E3B, #00149E, #9E0063
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R158
G138
B0
Red158 (62%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue52.41°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness30.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9E · G 8A · B 00
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