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Recognised as Colour

#9FAB00

  • #9FAB00
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#9FAB00 is a yellow with RGB values 159, 171, 0 and HSL 64°, 100%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#9FAB00#9FAB00
HEX#9FAB00
RGBrgb(159, 171, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.6706, 0
RGB percentages62.4%, 67.1%, 0%
HSLhsl(64.2, 100%, 33.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(64.2, 100%, 67.1%)
CMYK7%, 0%, 100%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,464,000
CSS custom property--colour: #9FAB00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36497WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.3:1
Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#6054FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B8A200no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#B8A41Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Tritanopia#AAA091no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 19.5Olive · ΔE 21.1Olivedrab · ΔE 23.8Goldenrod · ΔE 30Dark goldenrod · ΔE 32.6Dark khaki · ΔE 32.8
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 19.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0C00AB
Analogous#AB6200, #49AB00
Triadic#009FAB, #AB009F
Split complementary#0049AB, #6200AB
Tetradic#00AB62, #0C00AB, #AB0049

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6FF78
Lighter +30%#F2FF45
Lighter +20%#EEFF12
Lighter +10%#CEDE00
Darker −10%#707800
Darker −20%#404500
Darker −30%#111200
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#9FAB00
Less saturated −25%#8D9615

Channel breakdown

R159
G171
B0
Red159 (62.4%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue64.21°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness33.53%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9F · G AB · B 00

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