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Colour

#8A8156

  • #8A8156
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#8A8156 is a yellow with RGB values 138, 129, 86 and HSL 50°, 23%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.

Colour values

#8A8156#8A8156
HEX#8A8156
RGBrgb(138, 129, 86)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.5059, 0.3373
RGB percentages54.1%, 50.6%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(49.6, 23.2%, 43.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.6, 37.7%, 54.1%)
CMYK0%, 6.5%, 37.7%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,077,078
CSS custom property--colour: #8A8156;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21776WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.36:1
Contrast with white3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#757EA9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#897F53no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#8C8258no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#927B76no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark olivegreen · ΔE 20.2Tan · ΔE 22.8Gray · ΔE 24.8Dark khaki · ΔE 25.1Burlywood · ΔE 26Dim grey · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 20.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#565F8A
Analogous#8A6756, #798A56
Triadic#568A81, #81568A
Split complementary#56798A, #67568A
Tetradic#568A67, #565F8A, #8A5679

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0DCCC
Lighter +30%#CCC7AD
Lighter +20%#B8B18E
Lighter +10%#A59B6E
Darker −10%#6B6442
Darker −20%#4B462F
Darker −30%#2C291B
Darker −40%#0C0C08
More saturated +25%#A6933A
Less saturated −25%#707070

Channel breakdown

R138
G129
B86
Red138 (54.1%)
Green129 (50.6%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue49.62°
Saturation (HSL)23.21%
Lightness43.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8A · G 81 · B 56

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