Colour

#8D994C

#8D994C
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark khaki

#8D994C is a yellow with RGB values 141, 153, 76 and HSL 69°, 34%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

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HEX#8D994C

RGBrgb(141, 153, 76)

RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.6, 0.298

RGB percentages55.3%, 60%, 29.8%

HSLhsl(69.4, 33.6%, 44.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(69.4, 50.3%, 60%)

CMYK7.8%, 0%, 50.3%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,279,820

CSS custom property--colour: #8D994C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28967WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.79:1

Contrast with white3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.79:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#919191

Inverted#7266B3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A29245no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#A19350no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original

Tritanopia#949287no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 14.7 Olivedrab · ΔE 17.4 Olive · ΔE 20.3 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 20.4 Dark seagreen · ΔE 24.7 Tan · ΔE 29.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 14.66, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#584C99

Analogous#997E4C, #66994C

Triadic#4C8D99, #994C8D

Split complementary#4C6799, #7E4C99

Tetradic#4C997E, #584C99, #994C67

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E1E5CC

Lighter +30%#CED5A9

Lighter +20%#BAC487

Lighter +10%#A7B365

Darker −10%#6E773B

Darker −20%#4E552A

Darker −30%#2F3319

Darker −40%#0F1108

More saturated +25%#A1B62F

Less saturated −25%#797C69

Channel breakdown

R141

G153

B76

Red141 (55.3%)

Green153 (60%)

Blue76 (29.8%)

Hue69.35°

Saturation (HSL)33.62%

Lightness44.9%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 8D · G 99 · B 4C

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Colour values

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