Recognised as Colour

#8A8468

#8A8468
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#8A8468 is a yellow with RGB values 138, 132, 104 and HSL 49°, 14%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

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HEX#8A8468

RGBrgb(138, 132, 104)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.5176, 0.4078

RGB percentages54.1%, 51.8%, 40.8%

HSLhsl(49.4, 14%, 47.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.4, 24.6%, 54.1%)

CMYK0%, 4.3%, 24.6%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,077,864

CSS custom property--colour: #8A8468;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22905WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness131 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.58:1

Contrast with white3.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.58:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#838383

Inverted#757B97

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8A8266no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#8C8569no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Tritanopia#8F807Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.76:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 16.2 Dim grey · ΔE 19.3 Dark grey · ΔE 21.6 Tan · ΔE 23 Rosy brown · ΔE 23.3 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 25.3

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 16.23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#686E8A

Analogous#8A7368, #7F8A68

Triadic#688A84, #84688A

Split complementary#687F8A, #73688A

Tetradic#688A73, #686E8A, #8A687F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E3E2DB

Lighter +30%#CECBBD

Lighter +20%#B8B4A0

Lighter +10%#A29C83

Darker −10%#6D6852

Darker −20%#504C3C

Darker −30%#333126

Darker −40%#161510

More saturated +25%#A8984A

Less saturated −25%#797979

Channel breakdown

R138

G132

B104

Red138 (54.1%)

Green132 (51.8%)

Blue104 (40.8%)

Hue49.41°

Saturation (HSL)14.05%

Lightness47.45%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8A · G 84 · B 68

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