Colour

#8B8570

#8B8570
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#8B8570 is a yellow with RGB values 139, 133, 112 and HSL 47°, 11%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

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HEX#8B8570

RGBrgb(139, 133, 112)

RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.5216, 0.4392

RGB percentages54.5%, 52.2%, 43.9%

HSLhsl(46.7, 10.8%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(46.7, 19.4%, 54.5%)

CMYK0%, 4.3%, 19.4%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,143,664

CSS custom property--colour: #8B8570;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23434WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness132.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.69:1

Contrast with white3.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.69:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#858585

Inverted#747A8F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8A846Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#8B8671no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Tritanopia#90827Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.69:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 12.4 Dim grey · ΔE 16.5 Dark grey · ΔE 18.4 Rosy brown · ΔE 20.9 Slate grey · ΔE 22.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 23.3

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 12.39, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#70768B

Analogous#8B7870, #838B70

Triadic#708B85, #85708B

Split complementary#70838B, #78708B

Tetradic#708B78, #70768B, #8B7083

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E6E5E1

Lighter +30%#D0CDC4

Lighter +20%#B9B5A8

Lighter +10%#A29D8C

Darker −10%#6F6A59

Darker −20%#534F42

Darker −30%#36342C

Darker −40%#1A1915

More saturated +25%#AA9651

Less saturated −25%#7E7E7E

Channel breakdown

R139

G133

B112

Red139 (54.5%)

Green133 (52.2%)

Blue112 (43.9%)

Hue46.67°

Saturation (HSL)10.76%

Lightness49.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8B · G 85 · B 70

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