Colour

#8D814B

#8D814B
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#8D814B is a yellow with RGB values 141, 129, 75 and HSL 49°, 31%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.

Colour values

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HEX#8D814B

RGBrgb(141, 129, 75)

RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.5059, 0.2941

RGB percentages55.3%, 50.6%, 29.4%

HSLhsl(49.1, 30.6%, 42.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.1, 46.8%, 55.3%)

CMYK0%, 8.5%, 46.8%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,273,675

CSS custom property--colour: #8D814B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21871WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness127.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.37:1

Contrast with white3.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.37:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#808080

Inverted#727EB4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8B7E47no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#8E834Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Tritanopia#967A74no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.91:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark olivegreen · ΔE 19.4 Dark khaki · ΔE 21.9 Tan · ΔE 23.6 Burlywood · ΔE 25.4 Olive · ΔE 27.7 Dark seagreen · ΔE 30.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 19.39, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4B578D

Analogous#8D604B, #788D4B

Triadic#4B8D81, #814B8D

Split complementary#4B788D, #604B8D

Tetradic#4B8D60, #4B578D, #8D4B78

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E0DBC4

Lighter +30%#CEC6A3

Lighter +20%#BCB282

Lighter +10%#AB9D60

Darker −10%#6C6339

Darker −20%#4A4428

Darker −30%#292616

Darker −40%#080704

More saturated +25%#A89230

Less saturated −25%#727066

Channel breakdown

R141

G129

B75

Red141 (55.3%)

Green129 (50.6%)

Blue75 (29.4%)

Hue49.09°

Saturation (HSL)30.56%

Lightness42.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8D · G 81 · B 4B

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Colour values

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