Recognised as Colour

#8B8162

#8B8162
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#8B8162 is a yellow with RGB values 139, 129, 98 and HSL 45°, 17%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

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HEX#8B8162

RGBrgb(139, 129, 98)

RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.5059, 0.3843

RGB percentages54.5%, 50.6%, 38.4%

HSLhsl(45.4, 17.3%, 46.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(45.4, 29.5%, 54.5%)

CMYK0%, 7.2%, 29.5%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,142,626

CSS custom property--colour: #8B8162;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22071WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness129 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.41:1

Contrast with white3.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.41:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#818181

Inverted#747E9D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#888060no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#8A8363no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Tritanopia#927C79no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.88:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 18.3 Dim grey · ΔE 20.7 Tan · ΔE 22.7 Rosy brown · ΔE 23.7 Dark grey · ΔE 23.7 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 24.5

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 18.27, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#626C8B

Analogous#8B6D62, #808B62

Triadic#628B81, #81628B

Split complementary#62808B, #6C628B

Tetradic#628B6D, #626C8B, #8B6281

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E2E0D7

Lighter +30%#CDC8B9

Lighter +20%#B8B19B

Lighter +10%#A39A7D

Darker −10%#6D654D

Darker −20%#4F4938

Darker −30%#312E23

Darker −40%#13120E

More saturated +25%#A99044

Less saturated −25%#767676

Channel breakdown

R139

G129

B98

Red139 (54.5%)

Green129 (50.6%)

Blue98 (38.4%)

Hue45.37°

Saturation (HSL)17.3%

Lightness46.47%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8B · G 81 · B 62

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