Recognised as Colour
#8B7501
- #8B7501
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Olive
#8B7501 is a yellow with RGB values 139, 117, 1 and HSL 50°, 99%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.
Colour values
#8B7501#8B7501
HEX#8B7501
RGBrgb(139, 117, 1)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.4588, 0.0039
RGB percentages54.5%, 45.9%, 0.4%
HSLhsl(50.4, 98.6%, 27.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.4, 99.3%, 54.5%)
CMYK0%, 15.8%, 99.3%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,139,457
CSS custom property--colour: #8B7501;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.18214WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.64:1
Contrast with white4.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#748AFE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#01178B
Analogous#8B3001, #5C8B01
Triadic#018B75, #75018B
Split complementary#015C8B, #30018B
Tetradic#018B30, #01178B, #8B015C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R139
G117
B1
Red139 (54.5%)
Green117 (45.9%)
Blue1 (0.4%)
Hue50.43°
Saturation (HSL)98.57%
Lightness27.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8B · G 75 · B 01
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