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Recognised as Colour

#9F8B00

  • #9F8B00
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olive

#9F8B00 is a yellow with RGB values 159, 139, 0 and HSL 52°, 100%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.

Colour values

#9F8B00#9F8B00
HEX#9F8B00
RGBrgb(159, 139, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.5451, 0
RGB percentages62.4%, 54.5%, 0%
HSLhsl(52.5, 100%, 31.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.5, 100%, 62.4%)
CMYK0%, 12.6%, 100%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,455,808
CSS custom property--colour: #9F8B00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25836WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.17:1
Contrast with white3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.17:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#6074FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9A8700no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A08E14no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#AD7F76no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olive · ΔE 11.8Dark goldenrod · ΔE 14.4Goldenrod · ΔE 19.4Olivedrab · ΔE 27.1Dark khaki · ΔE 28.1Peru · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourOlive (#808000)ΔE 11.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#00149F
Analogous#9F3B00, #649F00
Triadic#009F8B, #8B009F
Split complementary#00649F, #3B009F
Tetradic#009F3B, #00149F, #9F0064

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFED6C
Lighter +30%#FFE639
Lighter +20%#FFE006
Lighter +10%#D2B800
Darker −10%#6C5E00
Darker −20%#393200
Darker −30%#060500
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#9F8B00
Less saturated −25%#8B7C14

Channel breakdown

R159
G139
B0
Red159 (62.4%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue52.45°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness31.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9F · G 8B · B 00

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