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Colour

#9F9037

  • #9F9037
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olive

#9F9037 is a yellow with RGB values 159, 144, 55 and HSL 51°, 49%, 42%. 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

#9F9037#9F9037
HEX#9F9037
RGBrgb(159, 144, 55)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.5647, 0.2157
RGB percentages62.4%, 56.5%, 21.6%
HSLhsl(51.3, 48.6%, 42%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.3, 65.4%, 62.4%)
CMYK0%, 9.4%, 65.4%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,457,143
CSS custom property--colour: #9F9037;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27593WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.52:1
Contrast with white3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#606FC8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9D8C2Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#A1923Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#AB867Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olive · ΔE 14Dark khaki · ΔE 16.6Dark goldenrod · ΔE 21.3Olivedrab · ΔE 23.5Peru · ΔE 26.8Goldenrod · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourOlive (#808000)ΔE 13.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#37469F
Analogous#9F5C37, #7A9F37
Triadic#379F90, #90379F
Split complementary#377A9F, #5C379F
Tetradic#379F5C, #37469F, #9F377A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E7E1BB
Lighter +30%#DAD095
Lighter +20%#CDC06F
Lighter +10%#C0AF49
Darker −10%#796E2A
Darker −20%#534B1D
Darker −30%#2D2910
Darker −40%#070703
More saturated +25%#BAA31C
Less saturated −25%#847D52

Channel breakdown

R159
G144
B55
Red159 (62.4%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue55 (21.6%)
Hue51.35°
Saturation (HSL)48.6%
Lightness41.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9F · G 90 · B 37

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