Colour

#8C9214

#8C9214
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Olive

#8C9214 is a yellow with RGB values 140, 146, 20 and HSL 63°, 76%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.

Colour values

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HEX#8C9214

RGBrgb(140, 146, 20)

RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.5725, 0.0784

RGB percentages54.9%, 57.3%, 7.8%

HSLhsl(62.9, 75.9%, 32.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(62.9, 86.3%, 57.3%)

CMYK4.1%, 0%, 86.3%, 42.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,212,436

CSS custom property--colour: #8C9214;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26184WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.24:1

Contrast with white3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.24:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#888888

Inverted#736DEB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9E8B00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#9E8D22no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original

Tritanopia#96887Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olive · ΔE 7.5 Olivedrab · ΔE 14.9 Dark khaki · ΔE 25.5 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 26.8 Yellow green · ΔE 29.4 Goldenrod · ΔE 29.9

Nearest named CSS colourOlive (#808000)ΔE 7.48, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1A1492

Analogous#925914, #4D9214

Triadic#148C92, #92148C

Split complementary#144D92, #591492

Tetradic#149259, #1A1492, #92144D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E9EE84

Lighter +30%#E1E857

Lighter +20%#D9E22A

Lighter +10%#B7BF1A

Darker −10%#61650E

Darker −20%#363808

Darker −30%#0B0B02

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#9EA600

Less saturated −25%#797D29

Channel breakdown

R140

G146

B20

Red140 (54.9%)

Green146 (57.3%)

Blue20 (7.8%)

Hue62.86°

Saturation (HSL)75.9%

Lightness32.55%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 8C · G 92 · B 14

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