Colour

#897D3E

#897D3E
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#897D3E is a yellow with RGB values 137, 125, 62 and HSL 50°, 38%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.

Colour values

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HEX#897D3E

RGBrgb(137, 125, 62)

RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.4902, 0.2431

RGB percentages53.7%, 49%, 24.3%

HSLhsl(50.4, 37.7%, 39%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.4, 54.7%, 53.7%)

CMYK0%, 8.8%, 54.7%, 46.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,010,494

CSS custom property--colour: #897D3E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20333WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness123.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.07:1

Contrast with white4.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.07:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B

Inverted#7682C1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#877A38no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#8B7E41no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Tritanopia#93756Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark olivegreen · ΔE 18.4 Dark khaki · ΔE 22 Olive · ΔE 22.8 Tan · ΔE 27 Burlywood · ΔE 27.8 Olivedrab · ΔE 28

Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 18.44, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3E4A89

Analogous#89573E, #70893E

Triadic#3E897D, #7D3E89

Split complementary#3E7089, #583E89

Tetradic#3E8957, #3E4A89, #893E70

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DED7B5

Lighter +30%#CEC492

Lighter +20%#BEB16F

Lighter +10%#AC9D4E

Darker −10%#665D2E

Darker −20%#433D1E

Darker −30%#201D0E

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#A28E25

Less saturated −25%#706C57

Channel breakdown

R137

G125

B62

Red137 (53.7%)

Green125 (49%)

Blue62 (24.3%)

Hue50.4°

Saturation (HSL)37.69%

Lightness39.02%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 89 · G 7D · B 3E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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