Recognised as Colour

#8A7F4E

#8A7F4E
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#8A7F4E is a yellow with RGB values 138, 127, 78 and HSL 49°, 28%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.

Colour values

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HEX#8A7F4E

RGBrgb(138, 127, 78)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.498, 0.3059

RGB percentages54.1%, 49.8%, 30.6%

HSLhsl(49, 27.8%, 42.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49, 43.5%, 54.1%)

CMYK0%, 8%, 43.5%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,076,558

CSS custom property--colour: #8A7F4E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21132WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness125.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.23:1

Contrast with white4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.23:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E

Inverted#7580B1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#887D4Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#8B8050no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Tritanopia#927873no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark olivegreen · ΔE 19.2 Tan · ΔE 23.7 Dark khaki · ΔE 23.8 Burlywood · ΔE 26.1 Gray · ΔE 28.3 Dim grey · ΔE 29.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 19.2, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4E598A

Analogous#8A614E, #778A4E

Triadic#4E8A7F, #7F4E8A

Split complementary#4E778A, #614E8A

Tetradic#4E8A61, #4E598A, #8A4E77

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DEDAC5

Lighter +30%#CCC5A5

Lighter +20%#BAB084

Lighter +10%#A79B64

Darker −10%#69613C

Darker −20%#494329

Darker −30%#282517

Darker −40%#080704

More saturated +25%#A59033

Less saturated −25%#6F6E69

Channel breakdown

R138

G127

B78

Red138 (54.1%)

Green127 (49.8%)

Blue78 (30.6%)

Hue49°

Saturation (HSL)27.78%

Lightness42.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8A · G 7F · B 4E

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Colour harmonies

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