Colour

#8A7B32

#8A7B32
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Olive

#8A7B32 is a yellow with RGB values 138, 123, 50 and HSL 50°, 47%, 37%. 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

#8A7B32#8A7B32

HEX#8A7B32

RGBrgb(138, 123, 50)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.4824, 0.1961

RGB percentages54.1%, 48.2%, 19.6%

HSLhsl(49.8, 46.8%, 36.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.8, 63.8%, 54.1%)

CMYK0%, 10.9%, 63.8%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,075,506

CSS custom property--colour: #8A7B32;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19799WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness121.9 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#797979

Inverted#7584CD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#87782Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#8B7D36no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Tritanopia#94726Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.7 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

Olive · ΔE 18.3 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 20.7 Dark khaki · ΔE 22.5 Olivedrab · ΔE 26.3 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 26.7 Peru · ΔE 27.8

Nearest named CSS colourOlive (#808000)ΔE 18.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#32418A

Analogous#8A4F32, #6D8A32

Triadic#328A7B, #7B328A

Split complementary#326D8A, #4F328A

Tetradic#328A4F, #32418A, #8A326D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E0D6A8

Lighter +30%#D2C583

Lighter +20%#C4B35E

Lighter +10%#AF9C40

Darker −10%#655A24

Darker −20%#3F3817

Darker −30%#1A1709

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#A28A1A

Less saturated −25%#726C4A

Channel breakdown

R138

G123

B50

Red138 (54.1%)

Green123 (48.2%)

Blue50 (19.6%)

Hue49.77°

Saturation (HSL)46.81%

Lightness36.86%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8A · G 7B · B 32

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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