Colour

#8C9834

#8C9834
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Olivedrab

#8C9834 is a yellow with RGB values 140, 152, 52 and HSL 67°, 49%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olivedrab.

Colour values

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HEX#8C9834

RGBrgb(140, 152, 52)

RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.5961, 0.2039

RGB percentages54.9%, 59.6%, 20.4%

HSLhsl(67.2, 49%, 40%)

HSV / HSBhsv(67.2, 65.8%, 59.6%)

CMYK7.9%, 0%, 65.8%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,214,004

CSS custom property--colour: #8C9834;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2828WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.66:1

Contrast with white3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.66:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E

Inverted#7367CB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A29027no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#A1923Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original

Tritanopia#958F83no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olivedrab · ΔE 11.5 Olive · ΔE 12.3 Dark khaki · ΔE 19 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 25.9 Yellow green · ΔE 31 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 31.1

Nearest named CSS colourOlivedrab (#6B8E23)ΔE 11.49, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#403498

Analogous#987234, #5A9834

Triadic#348C98, #98348C

Split complementary#345A98, #723498

Tetradic#349872, #403498, #98345A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DFE5B3

Lighter +30%#CFD88D

Lighter +20%#BFCB67

Lighter +10%#AFBE41

Darker −10%#697227

Darker −20%#464C1A

Darker −30%#23260D

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#9FB21B

Less saturated −25%#797F4E

Channel breakdown

R140

G152

B52

Red140 (54.9%)

Green152 (59.6%)

Blue52 (20.4%)

Hue67.2°

Saturation (HSL)49.02%

Lightness40%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 8C · G 98 · B 34

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