Colour
#9F9017
- #9F9017
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Olive
#9F9017 is a yellow with RGB values 159, 144, 23 and HSL 53°, 75%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.
Colour values
#9F9017#9F9017
HEX#9F9017
RGBrgb(159, 144, 23)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.5647, 0.0902
RGB percentages62.4%, 56.5%, 9%
HSLhsl(53.4, 74.7%, 35.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(53.4, 85.5%, 62.4%)
CMYK0%, 9.4%, 85.5%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,457,111
CSS custom property--colour: #9F9017;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27379WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.48:1
Contrast with white3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.48:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#606FE8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#17269F
Analogous#9F4C17, #6A9F17
Triadic#179F90, #90179F
Split complementary#176A9F, #4C179F
Tetradic#179F4C, #17269F, #9F176A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R159
G144
B23
Red159 (62.4%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue23 (9%)
Hue53.38°
Saturation (HSL)74.73%
Lightness35.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9F · G 90 · B 17
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