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Recognised as Colour

#8A8A44

  • #8A8A44
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark khaki

#8A8A44 is a yellow with RGB values 138, 138, 68 and HSL 60°, 34%, 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

#8A8A44#8A8A44
HEX#8A8A44
RGBrgb(138, 138, 68)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.5412, 0.2667
RGB percentages54.1%, 54.1%, 26.7%
HSLhsl(60, 34%, 40.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 50.7%, 54.1%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 50.7%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,079,364
CSS custom property--colour: #8A8A44;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23998WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.8:1
Contrast with white3.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#7575BB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#94853Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#958848no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Tritanopia#92837Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.5 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 text5.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 17.5Dark olivegreen · ΔE 17.5Olive · ΔE 20.2Olivedrab · ΔE 21.9Tan · ΔE 27.4Burlywood · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 17.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#44448A
Analogous#8A6744, #678A44
Triadic#448A8A, #8A448A
Split complementary#44678A, #67448A
Tetradic#448A67, #44448A, #8A4467

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEDEBC
Lighter +30%#CDCD9A
Lighter +20%#BCBC78
Lighter +10%#ABAB56
Darker −10%#686833
Darker −20%#464622
Darker −30%#242411
Darker −40%#010101
More saturated +25%#A4A42A
Less saturated −25%#70705E

Channel breakdown

R138
G138
B68
Red138 (54.1%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue68 (26.7%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)33.98%
Lightness40.39%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR 8A · G 8A · B 44

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