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Recognised as Colour

#8C9357

  • #8C9357
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark khaki

#8C9357 is a yellow with RGB values 140, 147, 87 and HSL 67°, 26%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#8C9357#8C9357
HEX#8C9357
RGBrgb(140, 147, 87)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.5765, 0.3412
RGB percentages54.9%, 57.6%, 34.1%
HSLhsl(67, 25.6%, 45.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(67, 40.8%, 57.6%)
CMYK4.8%, 0%, 40.8%, 42.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,212,759
CSS custom property--colour: #8C9357;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27131WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.43:1
Contrast with white3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.43:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#736CA8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9B8E52no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#9B8F5Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Tritanopia#938D84no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 16.9Dark olivegreen · ΔE 18.1Dark seagreen · ΔE 21.6Tan · ΔE 24.3Olivedrab · ΔE 25.1Burlywood · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 16.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5E5793
Analogous#937C57, #6E9357
Triadic#578C93, #93578C
Split complementary#576E93, #7C5793
Tetradic#57937C, #5E5793, #93576E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E2E4D2
Lighter +30%#CED1B2
Lighter +20%#B9BE92
Lighter +10%#A5AB72
Darker −10%#6D7344
Darker −20%#4F5331
Darker −30%#30331E
Darker −40%#12130B
More saturated +25%#A2B03A
Less saturated −25%#767674

Channel breakdown

R140
G147
B87
Red140 (54.9%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue87 (34.1%)
Hue67°
Saturation (HSL)25.64%
Lightness45.88%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8C · G 93 · B 57

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