Colour

#8A846A

#8A846A
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#8A846A is a yellow with RGB values 138, 132, 106 and HSL 49°, 13%, 48%. 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#8A846A

RGBrgb(138, 132, 106)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.5176, 0.4157

RGB percentages54.1%, 51.8%, 41.6%

HSLhsl(48.8, 13.1%, 47.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48.8, 23.2%, 54.1%)

CMYK0%, 4.3%, 23.2%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,077,866

CSS custom property--colour: #8A846A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22946WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness131.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.59:1

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

Contrast with black5.59:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#838383

Inverted#757B95

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#898268no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#8B856Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#8F807Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.4 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 text5.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 15.1 Dim grey · ΔE 18.4 Dark grey · ΔE 20.7 Rosy brown · ΔE 22.7 Tan · ΔE 23.3 Slate grey · ΔE 25.5

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 15.12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6A708A

Analogous#8A746A, #808A6A

Triadic#6A8A84, #846A8A

Split complementary#6A808A, #746A8A

Tetradic#6A8A74, #6A708A, #8A6A80

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E4E3DC

Lighter +30%#CECBBF

Lighter +20%#B8B4A2

Lighter +10%#A29C85

Darker −10%#6D6854

Darker −20%#504D3E

Darker −30%#333128

Darker −40%#171611

More saturated +25%#A8974B

Less saturated −25%#7A7A7A

Channel breakdown

R138

G132

B106

Red138 (54.1%)

Green132 (51.8%)

Blue106 (41.6%)

Hue48.75°

Saturation (HSL)13.11%

Lightness47.84%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8A · G 84 · B 6A

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