Recognised as Colour
#8C835B
- #8C835B
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark olivegreen
#8C835B is a yellow with RGB values 140, 131, 91 and HSL 49°, 21%, 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
#8C835B#8C835B
HEX#8C835B
RGBrgb(140, 131, 91)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.5137, 0.3569
RGB percentages54.9%, 51.4%, 35.7%
HSLhsl(49, 21.2%, 45.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49, 35%, 54.9%)
CMYK0%, 6.4%, 35%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,208,667
CSS custom property--colour: #8C835B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.22563WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.51:1
Contrast with white3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#737CA4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5B648C
Analogous#8C6B5B, #7D8C5B
Triadic#5B8C83, #835B8C
Split complementary#5B7D8C, #6B5B8C
Tetradic#5B8C6B, #5B648C, #8C5B7D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R140
G131
B91
Red140 (54.9%)
Green131 (51.4%)
Blue91 (35.7%)
Hue48.98°
Saturation (HSL)21.21%
Lightness45.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8C · G 83 · B 5B
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