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Colour

#9F8300

  • #9F8300
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#9F8300 is a yellow with RGB values 159, 131, 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

#9F8300#9F8300
HEX#9F8300
RGBrgb(159, 131, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.5137, 0
RGB percentages62.4%, 51.4%, 0%
HSLhsl(49.4, 100%, 31.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.4, 100%, 62.4%)
CMYK0%, 17.6%, 100%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,453,760
CSS custom property--colour: #9F8300;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23604WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.72:1
Contrast with white3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#607CFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#938100no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#9A8911no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Tritanopia#AD776Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 10.7Olive · ΔE 14Goldenrod · ΔE 19.2Peru · ΔE 25.8Dark khaki · ΔE 29.2Olivedrab · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 10.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#001C9F
Analogous#9F3300, #6B9F00
Triadic#009F83, #83009F
Split complementary#006B9F, #34009F
Tetradic#009F34, #001C9F, #9F006B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFE56C
Lighter +30%#FFDC39
Lighter +20%#FFD306
Lighter +10%#D2AD00
Darker −10%#6C5900
Darker −20%#392F00
Darker −30%#060500
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#9F8300
Less saturated −25%#8B7614

Channel breakdown

R159
G131
B0
Red159 (62.4%)
Green131 (51.4%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue49.43°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness31.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9F · G 83 · B 00

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