Recognised as Colour

#8B9B2A

#8B9B2A
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Olivedrab

#8B9B2A is a yellow with RGB values 139, 155, 42 and HSL 68°, 57%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olivedrab.

Colour values

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HEX#8B9B2A

RGBrgb(139, 155, 42)

RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.6078, 0.1647

RGB percentages54.5%, 60.8%, 16.5%

HSLhsl(68.5, 57.4%, 38.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(68.5, 72.9%, 60.8%)

CMYK10.3%, 0%, 72.9%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,149,226

CSS custom property--colour: #8B9B2A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29099WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.82:1

Contrast with white3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.82:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F

Inverted#7464D5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A69215no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#A49333no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original

Tritanopia#949285no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olivedrab · ΔE 10.6 Olive · ΔE 12.2 Dark khaki · ΔE 22.7 Yellow green · ΔE 26.5 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 29.9 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 31.9

Nearest named CSS colourOlivedrab (#6B8E23)ΔE 10.63, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3A2A9B

Analogous#9B722A, #529B2A

Triadic#2A8B9B, #9B2A8B

Split complementary#2A539B, #732A9B

Tetradic#2A9B72, #3A2A9B, #9B2A52

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DFE8A9

Lighter +30%#D0DD81

Lighter +20%#C1D259

Lighter +10%#AFC335

Darker −10%#67731F

Darker −20%#434B14

Darker −30%#1F2309

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#9DB411

Less saturated −25%#798243

Channel breakdown

R139

G155

B42

Red139 (54.5%)

Green155 (60.8%)

Blue42 (16.5%)

Hue68.5°

Saturation (HSL)57.36%

Lightness38.63%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 8B · G 9B · B 2A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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