Recognised as Colour

#9FAE1A

#9FAE1A
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Yellow green

#9FAE1A is a yellow with RGB values 159, 174, 26 and HSL 66°, 74%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

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HEX#9FAE1A

RGBrgb(159, 174, 26)

RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.6824, 0.102

RGB percentages62.4%, 68.2%, 10.2%

HSLhsl(66.1, 74%, 39.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(66.1, 85.1%, 68.2%)

CMYK8.6%, 0%, 85.1%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,464,794

CSS custom property--colour: #9FAE1A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37718WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness159.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.54:1

Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0

Inverted#6051E5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BBA400no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#BAA62Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original

Tritanopia#AAA394no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 18 Olive · ΔE 20.5 Olivedrab · ΔE 21.5 Dark khaki · ΔE 30 Goldenrod · ΔE 31.1 Khaki · ΔE 33.3

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 18.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#291AAE

Analogous#AE731A, #55AE1A

Triadic#1A9FAE, #AE1A9F

Split complementary#1A55AE, #731AAE

Tetradic#1AAE73, #291AAE, #AE1A55

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E9F1A3

Lighter +30%#DFEB76

Lighter +20%#D4E44A

Lighter +10%#C8DA21

Darker −10%#768213

Darker −20%#4E550D

Darker −30%#252906

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B3C701

Less saturated −25%#8B9533

Channel breakdown

R159

G174

B26

Red159 (62.4%)

Green174 (68.2%)

Blue26 (10.2%)

Hue66.08°

Saturation (HSL)74%

Lightness39.22%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 9F · G AE · B 1A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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