Recognised as Colour

#A9BF23

#A9BF23
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Yellow green

#A9BF23 is a yellow with RGB values 169, 191, 35 and HSL 68°, 69%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

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HEX#A9BF23

RGBrgb(169, 191, 35)

RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.749, 0.1373

RGB percentages66.3%, 74.9%, 13.7%

HSLhsl(68.5, 69%, 44.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(68.5, 81.7%, 74.9%)

CMYK11.5%, 0%, 81.7%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,124,515

CSS custom property--colour: #A9BF23;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45818WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness173.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.16:1

Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF

Inverted#5640DC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CCB400no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#CAB534no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original

Tritanopia#B4B4A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 12.5 Olivedrab · ΔE 26.6 Olive · ΔE 27.9 Gold · ΔE 33.4 Khaki · ΔE 33.6 Dark khaki · ΔE 33.9

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 12.46, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3923BF

Analogous#BF8723, #5BBF23

Triadic#23A9BF, #BF23A9

Split complementary#235BBF, #8723BF

Tetradic#23BF87, #3923BF, #BF235B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EBF3BB

Lighter +30%#DEEB90

Lighter +20%#D1E365

Lighter +10%#C4DB3A

Darker −10%#83941B

Darker −20%#5D6913

Darker −30%#373E0B

Darker −40%#101303

More saturated +25%#BDDB07

Less saturated −25%#95A33F

Channel breakdown

R169

G191

B35

Red169 (66.3%)

Green191 (74.9%)

Blue35 (13.7%)

Hue68.46°

Saturation (HSL)69.03%

Lightness44.31%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR A9 · G BF · B 23

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