Colour

#8D8359

#8D8359
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#8D8359 is a yellow with RGB values 141, 131, 89 and HSL 48°, 23%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.

Colour values

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HEX#8D8359

RGBrgb(141, 131, 89)

RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.5137, 0.349

RGB percentages55.3%, 51.4%, 34.9%

HSLhsl(48.5, 22.6%, 45.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48.5, 36.9%, 55.3%)

CMYK0%, 7.1%, 36.9%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,274,201

CSS custom property--colour: #8D8359;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22617WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness130.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.52:1

Contrast with white3.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.52:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#828282

Inverted#727CA6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8B8156no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Deuteranopia#8E845Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#957D78no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.8:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark olivegreen · ΔE 21.3 Tan · ΔE 21.8 Gray · ΔE 24.3 Dark khaki · ΔE 24.8 Burlywood · ΔE 25.1 Dim grey · ΔE 26.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 21.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#59638D

Analogous#8D6959, #7D8D59

Triadic#598D83, #83598D

Split complementary#597D8D, #69598D

Tetradic#598D69, #59638D, #8D597D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E2DED0

Lighter +30%#CEC8B1

Lighter +20%#BAB292

Lighter +10%#A69C73

Darker −10%#6E6645

Darker −20%#4E4932

Darker −30%#2F2C1E

Darker −40%#100F0A

More saturated +25%#AA953C

Less saturated −25%#737373

Channel breakdown

R141

G131

B89

Red141 (55.3%)

Green131 (51.4%)

Blue89 (34.9%)

Hue48.46°

Saturation (HSL)22.61%

Lightness45.1%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8D · G 83 · B 59

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