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Recognised as Colour

#A9B938

  • #A9B938
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#A9B938 is a yellow with RGB values 169, 185, 56 and HSL 67°, 54%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#A9B938#A9B938
HEX#A9B938
RGBrgb(169, 185, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.7255, 0.2196
RGB percentages66.3%, 72.5%, 22%
HSLhsl(67.4, 53.5%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(67.4, 69.7%, 72.5%)
CMYK8.6%, 0%, 69.7%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,123,000
CSS custom property--colour: #A9B938;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43418WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.68:1
Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#5646C7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C6AF23no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#C4B142no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Tritanopia#B4AFA0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 17.6Olivedrab · ΔE 21.1Olive · ΔE 22.3Dark khaki · ΔE 25Khaki · ΔE 27.4Goldenrod · ΔE 31.9
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 17.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4838B9
Analogous#B98938, #68B938
Triadic#38A9B9, #B938A9
Split complementary#3868B9, #8938B9
Tetradic#38B989, #4838B9, #B93868

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECF0CD
Lighter +30%#DCE4A6
Lighter +20%#CDD87F
Lighter +10%#BECC58
Darker −10%#85922C
Darker −20%#616B20
Darker −30%#3E4414
Darker −40%#1A1C09
More saturated +25%#C0D71A
Less saturated −25%#929B56

Channel breakdown

R169
G185
B56
Red169 (66.3%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue67.44°
Saturation (HSL)53.53%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A9 · G B9 · B 38

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