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Recognised as Colour

#8A8803

  • #8A8803
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olive

#8A8803 is a yellow with RGB values 138, 136, 3 and HSL 59°, 96%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.

Colour values

#8A8803#8A8803
HEX#8A8803
RGBrgb(138, 136, 3)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.5333, 0.0118
RGB percentages54.1%, 53.3%, 1.2%
HSLhsl(59.1, 95.7%, 27.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(59.1, 97.8%, 54.1%)
CMYK0%, 1.4%, 97.8%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,078,787
CSS custom property--colour: #8A8803;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23018WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.7 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#7F7F7F
Inverted#7577FC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#948200no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#968617no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Tritanopia#957E73no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.3 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

Olive · ΔE 3.9Olivedrab · ΔE 18.2Dark goldenrod · ΔE 23.1Dark khaki · ΔE 27.1Goldenrod · ΔE 28.1Dark olivegreen · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourOlive (#808000)ΔE 3.94, a close match
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#03058A
Analogous#8A4403, #498A03
Triadic#038A88, #88038A
Split complementary#03498A, #44038A
Tetradic#038A44, #03058A, #8A0349

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBF95E
Lighter +30%#FAF72C
Lighter +20%#EEEA05
Lighter +10%#BCB904
Darker −10%#585702
Darker −20%#262601
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8D8B00
Less saturated −25%#787715

Channel breakdown

R138
G136
B3
Red138 (54.1%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue3 (1.2%)
Hue59.11°
Saturation (HSL)95.74%
Lightness27.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8A · G 88 · B 03

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