Colour

#8B8456

#8B8456
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#8B8456 is a yellow with RGB values 139, 132, 86 and HSL 52°, 24%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.

Colour values

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HEX#8B8456

RGBrgb(139, 132, 86)

RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.5176, 0.3373

RGB percentages54.5%, 51.8%, 33.7%

HSLhsl(52.1, 23.6%, 44.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.1, 38.1%, 54.5%)

CMYK0%, 5%, 38.1%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,143,382

CSS custom property--colour: #8B8456;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22663WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness129.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.53:1

Contrast with white3.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.53:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#828282

Inverted#747BA9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8C8153no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Deuteranopia#8E8458no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Tritanopia#937E78no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.8:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark olivegreen · ΔE 19.5 Tan · ΔE 22.5 Dark khaki · ΔE 23.4 Burlywood · ΔE 25.5 Gray · ΔE 26.2 Dark seagreen · ΔE 27

Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 19.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#565D8B

Analogous#8B6A56, #778B56

Triadic#568B84, #84568B

Split complementary#56778B, #6A568B

Tetradic#568B6A, #565D8B, #8B5677

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E0DECD

Lighter +30%#CDC8AD

Lighter +20%#B9B38E

Lighter +10%#A69E6E

Darker −10%#6B6643

Darker −20%#4C482F

Darker −30%#2C2A1C

Darker −40%#0D0C08

More saturated +25%#A7993A

Less saturated −25%#717171

Channel breakdown

R139

G132

B86

Red139 (54.5%)

Green132 (51.8%)

Blue86 (33.7%)

Hue52.08°

Saturation (HSL)23.56%

Lightness44.12%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8B · G 84 · B 56

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