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Recognised as Colour

#9FA12A

  • #9FA12A
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olive

#9FA12A is a yellow with RGB values 159, 161, 42 and HSL 61°, 59%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.

Colour values

#9FA12A#9FA12A
HEX#9FA12A
RGBrgb(159, 161, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.6314, 0.1647
RGB percentages62.4%, 63.1%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(61, 58.6%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(61, 73.9%, 63.1%)
CMYK1.2%, 0%, 73.9%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,461,482
CSS custom property--colour: #9FA12A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33028WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.61:1
Contrast with white2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#605ED5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AE9A12no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#AF9D33no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Tritanopia#AA978Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olive · ΔE 12.5Olivedrab · ΔE 18.1Dark khaki · ΔE 21.5Dark goldenrod · ΔE 25.9Goldenrod · ΔE 26.9Yellow green · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourOlive (#808000)ΔE 12.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2C2AA1
Analogous#A1682A, #63A12A
Triadic#2A9FA1, #A12A9F
Split complementary#2A63A1, #682AA1
Tetradic#2AA168, #2C2AA1, #A12A63

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9EAAD
Lighter +30%#DEDF85
Lighter +20%#D3D55C
Lighter +10%#C7C935
Darker −10%#77791F
Darker −20%#4F5015
Darker −30%#27280A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B8BA11
Less saturated −25%#868843

Channel breakdown

R159
G161
B42
Red159 (62.4%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue61.01°
Saturation (HSL)58.62%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9F · G A1 · B 2A

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