Colour

#8B886D

#8B886D
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#8B886D is a yellow with RGB values 139, 136, 109 and HSL 54°, 12%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

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HEX#8B886D

RGBrgb(139, 136, 109)

RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.5333, 0.4275

RGB percentages54.5%, 53.3%, 42.7%

HSLhsl(54, 12.1%, 48.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(54, 21.6%, 54.5%)

CMYK0%, 2.2%, 21.6%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,144,429

CSS custom property--colour: #8B886D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24201WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness134.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.84:1

Contrast with white3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.84:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#878787

Inverted#747792

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8D866Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#8E886Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Tritanopia#908481no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 15.6 Dim grey · ΔE 19.4 Dark grey · ΔE 20.1 Tan · ΔE 22.7 Rosy brown · ΔE 23.4 Slate grey · ΔE 25.8

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 15.61, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6D708B

Analogous#8B796D, #7F8B6D

Triadic#6D8B88, #886D8B

Split complementary#6D7F8B, #796D8B

Tetradic#6D8B79, #6D708B, #8B6D7F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E6E5DE

Lighter +30%#CFCEC2

Lighter +20%#B9B7A5

Lighter +10%#A2A089

Darker −10%#6E6C57

Darker −20%#525040

Darker −30%#35342A

Darker −40%#191813

More saturated +25%#AAA14E

Less saturated −25%#7C7C7C

Channel breakdown

R139

G136

B109

Red139 (54.5%)

Green136 (53.3%)

Blue109 (42.7%)

Hue54°

Saturation (HSL)12.1%

Lightness48.63%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8B · G 88 · B 6D

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