Recognised as Colour

#8A8A42

#8A8A42
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark khaki

#8A8A42 is a yellow with RGB values 138, 138, 66 and HSL 60°, 35%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

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HEX#8A8A42

RGBrgb(138, 138, 66)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.5412, 0.2588

RGB percentages54.1%, 54.1%, 25.9%

HSLhsl(60, 35.3%, 40%)

HSV / HSBhsv(60, 52.2%, 54.1%)

CMYK0%, 0%, 52.2%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,079,362

CSS custom property--colour: #8A8A42;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23974WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness131.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.79:1

Contrast with white3.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.79:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#858585

Inverted#7575BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#94853Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#958846no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original

Tritanopia#93827Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.62:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 17.4 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 17.8 Olive · ΔE 19.2 Olivedrab · ΔE 21.2 Tan · ΔE 28 Burlywood · ΔE 28.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 17.44, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#42428A

Analogous#8A6642, #668A42

Triadic#428A8A, #8A428A

Split complementary#42668A, #66428A

Tetradic#428A66, #42428A, #8A4266

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DEDEBA

Lighter +30%#CDCD98

Lighter +20%#BDBD75

Lighter +10%#ACAC53

Darker −10%#676732

Darker −20%#454521

Darker −30%#222211

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#A3A329

Less saturated −25%#71715C

Channel breakdown

R138

G138

B66

Red138 (54.1%)

Green138 (54.1%)

Blue66 (25.9%)

Hue60°

Saturation (HSL)35.29%

Lightness40%

Dominant channelRed and Green

Hex per channelR 8A · G 8A · B 42

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