Recognised as Colour

#8A8A70

#8A8A70
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#8A8A70 is a yellow with RGB values 138, 138, 112 and HSL 60°, 10%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

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HEX#8A8A70

RGBrgb(138, 138, 112)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.5412, 0.4392

RGB percentages54.1%, 54.1%, 43.9%

HSLhsl(60, 10.4%, 49%)

HSV / HSBhsv(60, 18.8%, 54.1%)

CMYK0%, 0%, 18.8%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,079,408

CSS custom property--colour: #8A8A70;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2475WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.95:1

Contrast with white3.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.95:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#888888

Inverted#75758F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8F886Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Deuteranopia#8F8971no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Tritanopia#8E8783no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.53:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 15.1 Dark grey · ΔE 19.3 Dim grey · ΔE 19.3 Tan · ΔE 23.1 Rosy brown · ΔE 23.9 Dark seagreen · ΔE 24.8

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 15.08, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#70708A

Analogous#8A7D70, #7D8A70

Triadic#708A8A, #8A708A

Split complementary#707D8A, #7D708A

Tetradic#708A7D, #70708A, #8A707D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E6E6E0

Lighter +30%#CFCFC4

Lighter +20%#B8B8A8

Lighter +10%#A1A18C

Darker −10%#6E6E59

Darker −20%#525242

Darker −30%#36362B

Darker −40%#191915

More saturated +25%#A9A951

Less saturated −25%#7D7D7D

Channel breakdown

R138

G138

B112

Red138 (54.1%)

Green138 (54.1%)

Blue112 (43.9%)

Hue60°

Saturation (HSL)10.4%

Lightness49.02%

Dominant channelRed and Green

Hex per channelR 8A · G 8A · B 70

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