Colour

#9FB500

#9FB500
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Yellow green

#9FB500 is a yellow with RGB values 159, 181, 0 and HSL 67°, 100%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

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HEX#9FB500

RGBrgb(159, 181, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.7098, 0

RGB percentages62.4%, 71%, 0%

HSLhsl(67.3, 100%, 35.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(67.3, 100%, 71%)

CMYK12.2%, 0%, 100%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,466,560

CSS custom property--colour: #9FB500;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40419WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness163.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.08:1

Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3

Inverted#604AFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C2AA00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original

Deuteranopia#C0AB22no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.7 from the original

Tritanopia#AAAA9Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 14.3 Olivedrab · ΔE 26.2 Olive · ΔE 26.5 Gold · ΔE 33.8 Goldenrod · ΔE 34.8 Green yellow · ΔE 36.1

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 14.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1600B5

Analogous#B57000, #45B500

Triadic#009FB5, #B5009F

Split complementary#0045B5, #7000B5

Tetradic#00B570, #1600B5, #B50045

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0FF82

Lighter +30%#EAFF4F

Lighter +20%#E3FF1C

Lighter +10%#CCE800

Darker −10%#728200

Darker −20%#454F00

Darker −30%#191C00

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#9FB500

Less saturated −25%#8E9E17

Channel breakdown

R159

G181

Red159 (62.4%)

Green181 (71%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue67.29°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness35.49%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 9F · G B5 · B 00

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