Colour
#8E7C00
- #8E7C00
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Olive
#8E7C00 is a yellow with RGB values 142, 124, 0 and HSL 52°, 100%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.
Colour values
#8E7C00#8E7C00
HEX#8E7C00
RGBrgb(142, 124, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.4863, 0
RGB percentages55.7%, 48.6%, 0%
HSLhsl(52.4, 100%, 27.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.4, 100%, 55.7%)
CMYK0%, 12.7%, 100%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,337,856
CSS custom property--colour: #8E7C00;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20166WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.03:1
Contrast with white4.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#7183FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#00128E
Analogous#8E3500, #598E00
Triadic#008E7C, #7C008E
Split complementary#00598E, #35008E
Tetradic#008E35, #00128E, #8E0059
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R142
G124
B0
Red142 (55.7%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue52.39°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness27.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8E · G 7C · B 00
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