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Recognised as Colour

#8B9503

  • #8B9503
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olive

#8B9503 is a yellow with RGB values 139, 149, 3 and HSL 64°, 96%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.

Colour values

#8B9503#8B9503
HEX#8B9503
RGBrgb(139, 149, 3)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.5843, 0.0118
RGB percentages54.5%, 58.4%, 1.2%
HSLhsl(64.1, 96.1%, 29.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(64.1, 98%, 58.4%)
CMYK6.7%, 0%, 98%, 41.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,147,651
CSS custom property--colour: #8B9503;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2699WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.4:1
Contrast with white3.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.4:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#746AFC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A18D00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A08F1Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Tritanopia#958B7Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.28:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olive · ΔE 10.6Olivedrab · ΔE 15.9Yellow green · ΔE 26.4Dark khaki · ΔE 28.6Dark goldenrod · ΔE 28.8Goldenrod · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourOlive (#808000)ΔE 10.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0D0395
Analogous#955603, #429503
Triadic#038B95, #95038B
Split complementary#034295, #560395
Tetradic#039556, #0D0395, #950342

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2FC68
Lighter +30%#EDFB36
Lighter +20%#E8F905
Lighter +10%#BAC704
Darker −10%#5C6302
Darker −20%#2E3101
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8E9800
Less saturated −25%#7B8216

Channel breakdown

R139
G149
B3
Red139 (54.5%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue3 (1.2%)
Hue64.11°
Saturation (HSL)96.05%
Lightness29.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8B · G 95 · B 03

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