Colour
#8B7900
- #8B7900
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Olive
#8B7900 is a yellow with RGB values 139, 121, 0 and HSL 52°, 100%, 27%. 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
#8B7900#8B7900
HEX#8B7900
RGBrgb(139, 121, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.4745, 0
RGB percentages54.5%, 47.5%, 0%
HSLhsl(52.2, 100%, 27.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.2, 100%, 54.5%)
CMYK0%, 12.9%, 100%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,140,480
CSS custom property--colour: #8B7900;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.19164WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.83:1
Contrast with white4.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.83:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#7486FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.35:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#00128B
Analogous#8B3400, #578B00
Triadic#008B79, #79008B
Split complementary#00578B, #34008B
Tetradic#008B34, #00128B, #8B0057
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R139
G121
B0
Red139 (54.5%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue52.23°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness27.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8B · G 79 · B 00
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