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Recognised as Colour

#9F986D

  • #9F986D
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Tan

#9F986D is a yellow with RGB values 159, 152, 109 and HSL 52°, 21%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#9F986D#9F986D
HEX#9F986D
RGBrgb(159, 152, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.5961, 0.4275
RGB percentages62.4%, 59.6%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(51.6, 20.7%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.6, 31.4%, 62.4%)
CMYK0%, 4.4%, 31.4%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,459,245
CSS custom property--colour: #9F986D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30932WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.19:1
Contrast with white2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#606792

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A0956Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#A2986Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#A6928Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 15.6Burlywood · ΔE 19.6Dark khaki · ΔE 19.6Dark seagreen · ΔE 22.4Dark grey · ΔE 24.9Gray · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 15.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6D749F
Analogous#9F7F6D, #8D9F6D
Triadic#6D9F98, #986D9F
Split complementary#6D8D9F, #7F6D9F
Tetradic#6D9F7F, #6D749F, #9F6D8D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0EFE8
Lighter +30%#DCD9C9
Lighter +20%#C7C3AB
Lighter +10%#B3AE8C
Darker −10%#837D56
Darker −20%#645F42
Darker −30%#45422E
Darker −40%#272519
More saturated +25%#BDAE4F
Less saturated −25%#868686

Channel breakdown

R159
G152
B109
Red159 (62.4%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue51.6°
Saturation (HSL)20.66%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9F · G 98 · B 6D

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