Colour

#8A815E

#8A815E
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#8A815E is a yellow with RGB values 138, 129, 94 and HSL 48°, 19%, 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 Gray.

Colour values

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HEX#8A815E

RGBrgb(138, 129, 94)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.5059, 0.3686

RGB percentages54.1%, 50.6%, 36.9%

HSLhsl(47.7, 19%, 45.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(47.7, 31.9%, 54.1%)

CMYK0%, 6.5%, 31.9%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,077,086

CSS custom property--colour: #8A815E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21912WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness128.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.38:1

Contrast with white3.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.38:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#808080

Inverted#757EA1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#887F5Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#8B825Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#917C78no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.9:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 20.4 Dim grey · ΔE 22.5 Tan · ΔE 22.7 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 22.7 Dark grey · ΔE 25.5 Rosy brown · ΔE 25.6

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 20.38, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5E678A

Analogous#8A6B5E, #7D8A5E

Triadic#5E8A81, #815E8A

Split complementary#5E7D8A, #6B5E8A

Tetradic#5E8A6B, #5E678A, #8A5E7D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E1DED3

Lighter +30%#CCC8B5

Lighter +20%#B8B196

Lighter +10%#A39A78

Darker −10%#6C6549

Darker −20%#4D4835

Darker −30%#2F2C20

Darker −40%#11100B

More saturated +25%#A79241

Less saturated −25%#747474

Channel breakdown

R138

G129

B94

Red138 (54.1%)

Green129 (50.6%)

Blue94 (36.9%)

Hue47.73°

Saturation (HSL)18.97%

Lightness45.49%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8A · G 81 · B 5E

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