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Recognised as Colour

#9F8200

  • #9F8200
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#9F8200 is a yellow with RGB values 159, 130, 0 and HSL 49°, 100%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#9F8200#9F8200
HEX#9F8200
RGBrgb(159, 130, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.5098, 0
RGB percentages62.4%, 51%, 0%
HSLhsl(49.1, 100%, 31.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.1, 100%, 62.4%)
CMYK0%, 18.2%, 100%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,453,504
CSS custom property--colour: #9F8200;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23336WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.67:1
Contrast with white3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#607DFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#928000no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#998811no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Tritanopia#AD766Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 10.4Olive · ΔE 14.4Goldenrod · ΔE 19.2Peru · ΔE 25.3Dark khaki · ΔE 29.4Olivedrab · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 10.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#001D9F
Analogous#9F3300, #6C9F00
Triadic#009F82, #82009F
Split complementary#006C9F, #33009F
Tetradic#009F33, #001D9F, #9F006C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFE46C
Lighter +30%#FFDB39
Lighter +20%#FFD206
Lighter +10%#D2AC00
Darker −10%#6C5800
Darker −20%#392F00
Darker −30%#060500
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#9F8200
Less saturated −25%#8B7514

Channel breakdown

R159
G130
B0
Red159 (62.4%)
Green130 (51%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue49.06°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness31.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9F · G 82 · B 00

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