Colour

#8C7F4C

#8C7F4C
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#8C7F4C is a yellow with RGB values 140, 127, 76 and HSL 48°, 30%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.

Colour values

#8C7F4C#8C7F4C

HEX#8C7F4C

RGBrgb(140, 127, 76)

RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.498, 0.298

RGB percentages54.9%, 49.8%, 29.8%

HSLhsl(47.8, 29.6%, 42.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(47.8, 45.7%, 54.9%)

CMYK0%, 9.3%, 45.7%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,207,628

CSS custom property--colour: #8C7F4C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21276WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness126.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.26:1

Contrast with white4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.26:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E

Inverted#7380B3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#897D48no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#8C814Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Tritanopia#957873no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark olivegreen · ΔE 19.7 Dark khaki · ΔE 23.3 Tan · ΔE 23.5 Burlywood · ΔE 25.6 Olive · ΔE 29.2 Gray · ΔE 29.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 19.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4C598C

Analogous#8C5F4C, #798C4C

Triadic#4C8C7F, #7F4C8C

Split complementary#4C798C, #5F4C8C

Tetradic#4C8C5F, #4C598C, #8C4C79

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DFDAC5

Lighter +30%#CDC5A4

Lighter +20%#BBB083

Lighter +10%#AA9B62

Darker −10%#6B613A

Darker −20%#4A4328

Darker −30%#292516

Darker −40%#080704

More saturated +25%#A78F31

Less saturated −25%#716F67

Channel breakdown

R140

G127

B76

Red140 (54.9%)

Green127 (49.8%)

Blue76 (29.8%)

Hue47.81°

Saturation (HSL)29.63%

Lightness42.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8C · G 7F · B 4C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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