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Recognised as Colour

#8CA022

  • #8CA022
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olivedrab

#8CA022 is a yellow with RGB values 140, 160, 34 and HSL 70°, 65%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olivedrab.

Colour values

#8CA022#8CA022
HEX#8CA022
RGBrgb(140, 160, 34)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.6275, 0.1333
RGB percentages54.9%, 62.7%, 13.3%
HSLhsl(69.5, 64.9%, 38%)
HSV / HSBhsv(69.5, 78.8%, 62.7%)
CMYK12.5%, 0%, 78.8%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,216,034
CSS custom property--colour: #8CA022;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30833WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.17:1
Contrast with white2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#735FDD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AB9700no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#A9972Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Tritanopia#959789no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olivedrab · ΔE 12.5Olive · ΔE 14.7Yellow green · ΔE 22.2Dark khaki · ΔE 26.1Forest green · ΔE 31.7Dark goldenrod · ΔE 33.5
Nearest named CSS colourOlivedrab (#6B8E23)ΔE 12.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3622A0
Analogous#A07522, #4DA022
Triadic#228CA0, #A0228C
Split complementary#224DA0, #7522A0
Tetradic#22A075, #3622A0, #A0224D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0EBA3
Lighter +30%#D2E279
Lighter +20%#C3D94F
Lighter +10%#B1CA2B
Darker −10%#677619
Darker −20%#424C10
Darker −30%#1E2207
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#9DB80A
Less saturated −25%#7B883A

Channel breakdown

R140
G160
B34
Red140 (54.9%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue34 (13.3%)
Hue69.52°
Saturation (HSL)64.95%
Lightness38.04%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8C · G A0 · B 22

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