Colour
#8E7D0E
- #8E7D0E
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Olive
#8E7D0E is a yellow with RGB values 142, 125, 14 and HSL 52°, 82%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.
Colour values
#8E7D0E#8E7D0E
HEX#8E7D0E
RGBrgb(142, 125, 14)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.4902, 0.0549
RGB percentages55.7%, 49%, 5.5%
HSLhsl(52, 82.1%, 30.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52, 90.1%, 55.7%)
CMYK0%, 12%, 90.1%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,338,126
CSS custom property--colour: #8E7D0E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2045WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.09:1
Contrast with white4.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.09:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#7182F1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.13:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0E1F8E
Analogous#8E3D0E, #5F8E0E
Triadic#0E8E7D, #7D0E8E
Split complementary#0E5F8E, #3D0E8E
Tetradic#0E8E3D, #0E1F8E, #8E0E5F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R142
G125
B14
Red142 (55.7%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue14 (5.5%)
Hue52.03°
Saturation (HSL)82.05%
Lightness30.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8E · G 7D · B 0E
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