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Recognised as Colour

#887C28

  • #887C28
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olive

#887C28 is a yellow with RGB values 136, 124, 40 and HSL 53°, 55%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.

Colour values

#887C28#887C28
HEX#887C28
RGBrgb(136, 124, 40)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.4863, 0.1569
RGB percentages53.3%, 48.6%, 15.7%
HSLhsl(52.5, 54.5%, 34.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.5, 70.6%, 53.3%)
CMYK0%, 8.8%, 70.6%, 46.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,944,680
CSS custom property--colour: #887C28;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19803WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.96:1
Contrast with white4.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#7783D7

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#88781Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#8B7D2Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#93736Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.23:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourOlive (#808000)ΔE 13.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#283488
Analogous#884C28, #648828
Triadic#28887C, #7C2888
Split complementary#286488, #4C2888
Tetradic#28884C, #283488, #882864

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#E1D99B
Lighter +30%#D6CA73
Lighter +20%#CABA4C
Lighter +10%#AFA034
Darker −10%#61581C
Darker −20%#393411
Darker −30%#121005
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#9E8D12
Less saturated −25%#726C3E

Channel breakdown

R136
G124
B40
Red136 (53.3%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue40 (15.7%)
Hue52.5°
Saturation (HSL)54.55%
Lightness34.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 88 · G 7C · B 28

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