Colour

#8DA017

#8DA017
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Olivedrab

#8DA017 is a yellow with RGB values 141, 160, 23 and HSL 68°, 75%, 36%. 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

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HEX#8DA017

RGBrgb(141, 160, 23)

RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.6275, 0.0902

RGB percentages55.3%, 62.7%, 9%

HSLhsl(68.3, 74.9%, 35.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(68.3, 85.6%, 62.7%)

CMYK11.9%, 0%, 85.6%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,281,559

CSS custom property--colour: #8DA017;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30866WCAG 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#929292

Inverted#725FE8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AB9700no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#A99727no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original

Tritanopia#969788no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57 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 14.7 Olive · ΔE 15.3 Yellow green · ΔE 21.2 Dark khaki · ΔE 28.4 Forest green · ΔE 33.1 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 33.2

Nearest named CSS colourOlivedrab (#6B8E23)ΔE 14.73, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2A17A0

Analogous#A06E17, #49A017

Triadic#178DA0, #A0178D

Split complementary#1748A0, #6F17A0

Tetradic#17A06F, #2A17A0, #A01748

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E3F093

Lighter +30%#D7E967

Lighter +20%#CBE33A

Lighter +10%#B4CD1D

Darker −10%#667311

Darker −20%#3E470A

Darker −30%#171A04

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#9EB700

Less saturated −25%#7C892E

Channel breakdown

R141

G160

B23

Red141 (55.3%)

Green160 (62.7%)

Blue23 (9%)

Hue68.32°

Saturation (HSL)74.86%

Lightness35.88%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 8D · G A0 · B 17

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