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Recognised as Colour

#8A9154

  • #8A9154
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark khaki

#8A9154 is a yellow with RGB values 138, 145, 84 and HSL 67°, 27%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#8A9154#8A9154
HEX#8A9154
RGBrgb(138, 145, 84)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.5686, 0.3294
RGB percentages54.1%, 56.9%, 32.9%
HSLhsl(66.9, 26.6%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(66.9, 42.1%, 56.9%)
CMYK4.8%, 0%, 42.1%, 43.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,081,172
CSS custom property--colour: #8A9154;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26294WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.26:1
Contrast with white3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.26:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#756EAB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#998C4Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Deuteranopia#998D57no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Tritanopia#918B82no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 17.3Dark olivegreen · ΔE 17.4Dark seagreen · ΔE 22.4Olivedrab · ΔE 24.4Tan · ΔE 25.1Olive · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 17.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5B5491
Analogous#917954, #6B9154
Triadic#548A91, #91548A
Split complementary#546B91, #795491
Tetradic#549179, #5B5491, #91546C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0E3CE
Lighter +30%#CCD0AE
Lighter +20%#B8BD8E
Lighter +10%#A4AB6D
Darker −10%#6B7141
Darker −20%#4D502F
Darker −30%#2E301C
Darker −40%#0F1009
More saturated +25%#A0AE37
Less saturated −25%#747471

Channel breakdown

R138
G145
B84
Red138 (54.1%)
Green145 (56.9%)
Blue84 (32.9%)
Hue66.89°
Saturation (HSL)26.64%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8A · G 91 · B 54

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