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Recognised as Colour

#878A5C

  • #878A5C
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#878A5C is a yellow with RGB values 135, 138, 92 and HSL 64°, 20%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.

Colour values

#878A5C#878A5C
HEX#878A5C
RGBrgb(135, 138, 92)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.5412, 0.3608
RGB percentages52.9%, 54.1%, 36.1%
HSLhsl(63.9, 20%, 45.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(63.9, 33.3%, 54.1%)
CMYK2.2%, 0%, 33.3%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,882,780
CSS custom property--colour: #878A5C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24101WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.82:1
Contrast with white3.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#7875A3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#918659no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#91875Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Tritanopia#8D857Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.61:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark olivegreen · ΔE 18.3Dark seagreen · ΔE 22.7Dark khaki · ΔE 22.8Tan · ΔE 23.3Gray · ΔE 26Burlywood · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 18.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5F5C8A
Analogous#8A765C, #708A5C
Triadic#5C878A, #8A5C87
Split complementary#5C708A, #765C8A
Tetradic#5C8A76, #5F5C8A, #8A5C70

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0E1D1
Lighter +30%#CBCCB3
Lighter +20%#B5B894
Lighter +10%#A0A376
Darker −10%#696B48
Darker −20%#4B4D33
Darker −30%#2D2E1F
Darker −40%#0F100A
More saturated +25%#A0A73F
Less saturated −25%#737373

Channel breakdown

R135
G138
B92
Red135 (52.9%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue92 (36.1%)
Hue63.91°
Saturation (HSL)20%
Lightness45.1%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 87 · G 8A · B 5C

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