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Recognised as Colour

#8C8358

  • #8C8358
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#8C8358 is a yellow with RGB values 140, 131, 88 and HSL 50°, 23%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.

Colour values

#8C8358#8C8358
HEX#8C8358
RGBrgb(140, 131, 88)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.5137, 0.3451
RGB percentages54.9%, 51.4%, 34.5%
HSLhsl(49.6, 22.8%, 44.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.6, 37.1%, 54.9%)
CMYK0%, 6.4%, 37.1%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,208,664
CSS custom property--colour: #8C8358;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22513WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.5:1
Contrast with white3.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#737CA7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8B8155no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#8E845Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#947D78no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.82:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark olivegreen · ΔE 20.7Tan · ΔE 22.1Dark khaki · ΔE 24.5Gray · ΔE 24.8Burlywood · ΔE 25.4Dim grey · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 20.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#58618C
Analogous#8C6958, #7B8C58
Triadic#588C83, #83588C
Split complementary#587B8C, #69588C
Tetradic#588C69, #58618C, #8C587B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1DECF
Lighter +30%#CDC8B0
Lighter +20%#BAB290
Lighter +10%#A69D71
Darker −10%#6D6644
Darker −20%#4D4831
Darker −30%#2E2B1D
Darker −40%#0F0E09
More saturated +25%#A9963B
Less saturated −25%#727272

Channel breakdown

R140
G131
B88
Red140 (54.9%)
Green131 (51.4%)
Blue88 (34.5%)
Hue49.62°
Saturation (HSL)22.81%
Lightness44.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8C · G 83 · B 58

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