Recognised as Colour
#9E904A
- #9E904A
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#9E904A is a yellow with RGB values 158, 144, 74 and HSL 50°, 36%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#9E904A#9E904A
HEX#9E904A
RGBrgb(158, 144, 74)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.5647, 0.2902
RGB percentages62%, 56.5%, 29%
HSLhsl(50, 36.2%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50, 53.2%, 62%)
CMYK0%, 8.9%, 53.2%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,391,626
CSS custom property--colour: #9E904A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2771WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.54:1
Contrast with white3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#616FB5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.21:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4A589E
Analogous#9E664A, #829E4A
Triadic#4A9E90, #904A9E
Split complementary#4A829E, #664A9E
Tetradic#4A9E66, #4A589E, #9E4A82
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R158
G144
B74
Red158 (62%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue74 (29%)
Hue50°
Saturation (HSL)36.21%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9E · G 90 · B 4A
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