Recognised as Colour
#9E9508
- #9E9508
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Olive
#9E9508 is a yellow with RGB values 158, 149, 8 and HSL 56°, 90%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.
Colour values
#9E9508#9E9508
HEX#9E9508
RGBrgb(158, 149, 8)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.5843, 0.0314
RGB percentages62%, 58.4%, 3.1%
HSLhsl(56.4, 90.4%, 32.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(56.4, 94.9%, 62%)
CMYK0%, 5.7%, 94.9%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,392,840
CSS custom property--colour: #9E9508;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.28782WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.76:1
Contrast with white3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.76:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#616AF7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.11:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#08119E
Analogous#9E4A08, #5C9E08
Triadic#089E95, #95089E
Split complementary#085C9E, #4A089E
Tetradic#089E4A, #08119E, #9E085C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R158
G149
B8
Red158 (62%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue8 (3.1%)
Hue56.4°
Saturation (HSL)90.36%
Lightness32.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9E · G 95 · B 08
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