Colour

#8A990F

#8A990F
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Olive

#8A990F is a yellow with RGB values 138, 153, 15 and HSL 67°, 82%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.

Colour values

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HEX#8A990F

RGBrgb(138, 153, 15)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.6, 0.0588

RGB percentages54.1%, 60%, 5.9%

HSLhsl(66.5, 82.1%, 32.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(66.5, 90.2%, 60%)

CMYK9.8%, 0%, 90.2%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,083,151

CSS custom property--colour: #8A990F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2822WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.64:1

Contrast with white3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.64:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C

Inverted#7566F0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A49000no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#A39221no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original

Tritanopia#939082no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olive · ΔE 12.3 Olivedrab · ΔE 14.3 Yellow green · ΔE 24.2 Dark khaki · ΔE 28.2 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 31.1 Goldenrod · ΔE 32.5

Nearest named CSS colourOlive (#808000)ΔE 12.35, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1E0F99

Analogous#99630F, #45990F

Triadic#0F8A99, #990F8A

Split complementary#0F4599, #630F99

Tetradic#0F9963, #1E0F99, #990F45

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E6F381

Lighter +30%#DDEE53

Lighter +20%#D4EA24

Lighter +10%#B4C714

Darker −10%#606B0A

Darker −20%#363C06

Darker −30%#0C0E01

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#96A800

Less saturated −25%#7A8424

Channel breakdown

R138

G153

B15

Red138 (54.1%)

Green153 (60%)

Blue15 (5.9%)

Hue66.52°

Saturation (HSL)82.14%

Lightness32.94%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 8A · G 99 · B 0F

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