Colour

#8C8253

#8C8253
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#8C8253 is a yellow with RGB values 140, 130, 83 and HSL 49°, 26%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.

Colour values

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HEX#8C8253

RGBrgb(140, 130, 83)

RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.5098, 0.3255

RGB percentages54.9%, 51%, 32.5%

HSLhsl(49.5, 25.6%, 43.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.5, 40.7%, 54.9%)

CMYK0%, 7.1%, 40.7%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,208,403

CSS custom property--colour: #8C8253;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22165WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness128.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.43:1

Contrast with white3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.43:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#818181

Inverted#737DAC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8B8050no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#8E8355no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Tritanopia#947C76no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark olivegreen · ΔE 19.9 Tan · ΔE 22.6 Dark khaki · ΔE 23.5 Burlywood · ΔE 25.3 Gray · ΔE 27 Dark seagreen · ΔE 28.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 19.87, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#535D8C

Analogous#8C6553, #7A8C53

Triadic#538C82, #82538C

Split complementary#537A8C, #65538C

Tetradic#538C66, #535D8C, #8C537A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E0DCCB

Lighter +30%#CDC7AB

Lighter +20%#BAB28B

Lighter +10%#A79D6B

Darker −10%#6C6440

Darker −20%#4C472D

Darker −30%#2C291A

Darker −40%#0C0B07

More saturated +25%#A89437

Less saturated −25%#70706F

Channel breakdown

R140

G130

B83

Red140 (54.9%)

Green130 (51%)

Blue83 (32.5%)

Hue49.47°

Saturation (HSL)25.56%

Lightness43.73%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8C · G 82 · B 53

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