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Recognised as Colour

#877E5D

  • #877E5D
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Gray

#877E5D is a yellow with RGB values 135, 126, 93 and HSL 47°, 18%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#877E5D#877E5D
HEX#877E5D
RGBrgb(135, 126, 93)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.4941, 0.3647
RGB percentages52.9%, 49.4%, 36.5%
HSLhsl(47.1, 18.4%, 44.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.1, 31.1%, 52.9%)
CMYK0%, 6.7%, 31.1%, 47.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,879,709
CSS custom property--colour: #877E5D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20863WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.17:1
Contrast with white4.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.17:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#7881A2

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#857C5Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#877F5Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Tritanopia#8E7975no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.06:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 19.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#5D6687
Analogous#87695D, #7B875D
Triadic#5D877E, #7E5D87
Split complementary#5D7B87, #695D87
Tetradic#5D8769, #5D6687, #875D7B

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#DFDCD1
Lighter +30%#CAC5B3
Lighter +20%#B6AE94
Lighter +10%#A19876
Darker −10%#696248
Darker −20%#4B4633
Darker −30%#2C291F
Darker −40%#0E0D0A
More saturated +25%#A38E41
Less saturated −25%#727272

Channel breakdown

R135
G126
B93
Red135 (52.9%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue93 (36.5%)
Hue47.14°
Saturation (HSL)18.42%
Lightness44.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 87 · G 7E · B 5D

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