Colour
#8B780A
- #8B780A
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Olive
#8B780A is a yellow with RGB values 139, 120, 10 and HSL 51°, 87%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.
Colour values
#8B780A#8B780A
HEX#8B780A
RGBrgb(139, 120, 10)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.4706, 0.0392
RGB percentages54.5%, 47.1%, 3.9%
HSLhsl(51.2, 86.6%, 29.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.2, 92.8%, 54.5%)
CMYK0%, 13.7%, 92.8%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,140,234
CSS custom property--colour: #8B780A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.18944WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.79:1
Contrast with white4.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#7487F5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.39:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0A1D8B
Analogous#8B380A, #5D8B0A
Triadic#0A8B78, #780A8B
Split complementary#0A5E8B, #370A8B
Tetradic#0A8B38, #0A1D8B, #8B0A5E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R139
G120
B10
Red139 (54.5%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue10 (3.9%)
Hue51.16°
Saturation (HSL)86.58%
Lightness29.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8B · G 78 · B 0A
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