Colour

#8B9832

#8B9832
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Olivedrab

#8B9832 is a yellow with RGB values 139, 152, 50 and HSL 68°, 50%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olivedrab.

Colour values

#8B9832#8B9832

HEX#8B9832

RGBrgb(139, 152, 50)

RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.5961, 0.1961

RGB percentages54.5%, 59.6%, 19.6%

HSLhsl(67.6, 50.5%, 39.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(67.6, 67.1%, 59.6%)

CMYK8.6%, 0%, 67.1%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,148,466

CSS custom property--colour: #8B9832;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28176WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.64:1

Contrast with white3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.64:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E

Inverted#7467CD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A29024no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#A19139no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original

Tritanopia#948F83no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olivedrab · ΔE 10.9 Olive · ΔE 12.1 Dark khaki · ΔE 19.8 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 26.3 Yellow green · ΔE 30.3 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 31.3

Nearest named CSS colourOlivedrab (#6B8E23)ΔE 10.94, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3F3298

Analogous#987232, #589832

Triadic#328B98, #98328B

Split complementary#325898, #723298

Tetradic#329872, #3F3298, #983258

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DFE5B1

Lighter +30%#CFD98A

Lighter +20%#BFCC64

Lighter +10%#AEBE3F

Darker −10%#687225

Darker −20%#454B19

Darker −30%#22250C

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#9EB119

Less saturated −25%#787F4B

Channel breakdown

R139

G152

B50

Red139 (54.5%)

Green152 (59.6%)

Blue50 (19.6%)

Hue67.65°

Saturation (HSL)50.5%

Lightness39.61%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 8B · G 98 · B 32

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