Colour
#8E7800
- #8E7800
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Olive
#8E7800 is a yellow with RGB values 142, 120, 0 and HSL 51°, 100%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.
Colour values
#8E7800#8E7800
HEX#8E7800
RGBrgb(142, 120, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.4706, 0
RGB percentages55.7%, 47.1%, 0%
HSLhsl(50.7, 100%, 27.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.7, 100%, 55.7%)
CMYK0%, 15.5%, 100%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,336,832
CSS custom property--colour: #8E7800;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.19184WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.84:1
Contrast with white4.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#7187FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.34:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#00168E
Analogous#8E3100, #5D8E00
Triadic#008E78, #78008E
Split complementary#005D8E, #31008E
Tetradic#008E31, #00168E, #8E005D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R142
G120
B0
Red142 (55.7%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue50.7°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness27.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8E · G 78 · B 00
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