Colour

#8A815B

#8A815B
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#8A815B is a yellow with RGB values 138, 129, 91 and HSL 49°, 21%, 45%. 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

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HEX#8A815B

RGBrgb(138, 129, 91)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.5059, 0.3569

RGB percentages54.1%, 50.6%, 35.7%

HSLhsl(48.5, 20.5%, 44.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48.5, 34.1%, 54.1%)

CMYK0%, 6.5%, 34.1%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,077,083

CSS custom property--colour: #8A815B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21859WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness128.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.37:1

Contrast with white3.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.37:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#808080

Inverted#757EA4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#897F58no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#8B825Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#917C77no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.91:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark olivegreen · ΔE 21.7 Gray · ΔE 22 Tan · ΔE 22.6 Dim grey · ΔE 24 Burlywood · ΔE 26.4 Rosy brown · ΔE 26.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 21.71, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5B648A

Analogous#8A695B, #7B8A5B

Triadic#5B8A81, #815B8A

Split complementary#5B7B8A, #6A5B8A

Tetradic#5B8A6A, #5B648A, #8A5B7B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E0DDD1

Lighter +30%#CCC7B2

Lighter +20%#B8B193

Lighter +10%#A49B74

Darker −10%#6B6447

Darker −20%#4D4832

Darker −30%#2E2B1E

Darker −40%#0F0E0A

More saturated +25%#A7933E

Less saturated −25%#727272

Channel breakdown

R138

G129

B91

Red138 (54.1%)

Green129 (50.6%)

Blue91 (35.7%)

Hue48.51°

Saturation (HSL)20.52%

Lightness44.9%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8A · G 81 · B 5B

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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