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Recognised as Colour

#8B9006

  • #8B9006
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olive

#8B9006 is a yellow with RGB values 139, 144, 6 and HSL 62°, 92%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.

Colour values

#8B9006#8B9006
HEX#8B9006
RGBrgb(139, 144, 6)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.5647, 0.0235
RGB percentages54.5%, 56.5%, 2.4%
HSLhsl(62.2, 92%, 29.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(62.2, 95.8%, 56.5%)
CMYK3.5%, 0%, 95.8%, 43.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,146,374
CSS custom property--colour: #8B9006;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25449WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.09:1
Contrast with white3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.09:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#746FF9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9C8900no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#9C8B1Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Tritanopia#95867Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olive · ΔE 7.5Olivedrab · ΔE 16.2Dark goldenrod · ΔE 26.3Dark khaki · ΔE 27.3Goldenrod · ΔE 29.4Yellow green · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourOlive (#808000)ΔE 7.47, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0B0690
Analogous#905006, #469006
Triadic#068B90, #90068B
Split complementary#064690, #500690
Tetradic#069050, #0B0690, #900646

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4F969
Lighter +30%#F0F738
Lighter +20%#EAF20A
Lighter +10%#BAC108
Darker −10%#5C5F04
Darker −20%#2C2E02
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#919600
Less saturated −25%#7A7D19

Channel breakdown

R139
G144
B6
Red139 (54.5%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue6 (2.4%)
Hue62.17°
Saturation (HSL)92%
Lightness29.41%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8B · G 90 · B 06

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