Recognised as Colour

#8A8A32

#8A8A32
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Olive

#8A8A32 is a yellow with RGB values 138, 138, 50 and HSL 60°, 47%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.

Colour values

#8A8A32#8A8A32

HEX#8A8A32

RGBrgb(138, 138, 50)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.5412, 0.1961

RGB percentages54.1%, 54.1%, 19.6%

HSLhsl(60, 46.8%, 36.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(60, 63.8%, 54.1%)

CMYK0%, 0%, 63.8%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,079,346

CSS custom property--colour: #8A8A32;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23811WCAG 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 5.76:1

Contrast with white3.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.76:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#848484

Inverted#7575CD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#958427no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#968737no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original

Tritanopia#938178no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.64:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olive · ΔE 11.8 Olivedrab · ΔE 17 Dark khaki · ΔE 18.8 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 21.5 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 27.8 Burlywood · ΔE 32.3

Nearest named CSS colourOlive (#808000)ΔE 11.85, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#32328A

Analogous#8A5E32, #5E8A32

Triadic#328A8A, #8A328A

Split complementary#325E8A, #5E328A

Tetradic#328A5E, #32328A, #8A325E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E0E0A8

Lighter +30%#D2D283

Lighter +20%#C4C45E

Lighter +10%#AFAF40

Darker −10%#656524

Darker −20%#3F3F17

Darker −30%#1A1A09

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#A2A21A

Less saturated −25%#72724A

Channel breakdown

R138

G138

B50

Red138 (54.1%)

Green138 (54.1%)

Blue50 (19.6%)

Hue60°

Saturation (HSL)46.81%

Lightness36.86%

Dominant channelRed and Green

Hex per channelR 8A · G 8A · B 32

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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