Colour

#8A846D

#8A846D
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#8A846D is a yellow with RGB values 138, 132, 109 and HSL 48°, 12%, 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#8A846D

RGBrgb(138, 132, 109)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.5176, 0.4275

RGB percentages54.1%, 51.8%, 42.7%

HSLhsl(47.6, 11.7%, 48.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(47.6, 21%, 54.1%)

CMYK0%, 4.3%, 21%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,077,869

CSS custom property--colour: #8A846D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2301WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness131.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.6:1

Contrast with white3.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.6:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#848484

Inverted#757B92

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#89836Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#8B856Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#8F807Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.75:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 13.5 Dim grey · ΔE 17.1 Dark grey · ΔE 19.5 Rosy brown · ΔE 21.7 Tan · ΔE 23.8 Slate grey · ΔE 23.9

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 13.45, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6D738A

Analogous#8A756D, #818A6D

Triadic#6D8A84, #846D8A

Split complementary#6D818A, #756D8A

Tetradic#6D8A76, #6D738A, #8A6D81

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E5E4DE

Lighter +30%#CECCC2

Lighter +20%#B8B4A5

Lighter +10%#A19C89

Darker −10%#6E6956

Darker −20%#514D40

Darker −30%#353229

Darker −40%#181713

More saturated +25%#A9964E

Less saturated −25%#7B7B7B

Channel breakdown

R138

G132

B109

Red138 (54.1%)

Green132 (51.8%)

Blue109 (42.7%)

Hue47.59°

Saturation (HSL)11.74%

Lightness48.43%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8A · G 84 · B 6D

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