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Recognised as Colour

#9FAE29

  • #9FAE29
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olivedrab

#9FAE29 is a yellow with RGB values 159, 174, 41 and HSL 67°, 62%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olivedrab.

Colour values

#9FAE29#9FAE29
HEX#9FAE29
RGBrgb(159, 174, 41)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.6824, 0.1608
RGB percentages62.4%, 68.2%, 16.1%
HSLhsl(66.8, 61.9%, 42.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(66.8, 76.4%, 68.2%)
CMYK8.6%, 0%, 76.4%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,464,809
CSS custom property--colour: #9FAE29;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37803WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.56:1
Contrast with white2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#6051D6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BAA505no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#B9A635no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Tritanopia#A9A495no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olivedrab · ΔE 18.9Olive · ΔE 18.9Yellow green · ΔE 19.1Dark khaki · ΔE 26.3Khaki · ΔE 30.6Goldenrod · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourOlivedrab (#6B8E23)ΔE 18.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3829AE
Analogous#AE7A29, #5DAE29
Triadic#299FAE, #AE299F
Split complementary#295DAE, #7A29AE
Tetradic#29AE7A, #3829AE, #AE295D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E7EEB5
Lighter +30%#DAE48C
Lighter +20%#CDDA63
Lighter +10%#BFD03A
Darker −10%#79851F
Darker −20%#545B16
Darker −30%#2E320C
Darker −40%#080902
More saturated +25%#B4C90E
Less saturated −25%#8A9344

Channel breakdown

R159
G174
B41
Red159 (62.4%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue41 (16.1%)
Hue66.77°
Saturation (HSL)61.86%
Lightness42.16%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9F · G AE · B 29

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