Colour

#8E855C

#8E855C
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Tan

#8E855C is a yellow with RGB values 142, 133, 92 and HSL 49°, 21%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

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HEX#8E855C

RGBrgb(142, 133, 92)

RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.5216, 0.3608

RGB percentages55.7%, 52.2%, 36.1%

HSLhsl(49.2, 21.4%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.2, 35.2%, 55.7%)

CMYK0%, 6.3%, 35.2%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,340,252

CSS custom property--colour: #8E855C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23299WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness131.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.66:1

Contrast with white3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.66:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#848484

Inverted#717AA3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8D8359no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#90865Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Tritanopia#957F7Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 21.3 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 21.7 Gray · ΔE 23.6 Dark khaki · ΔE 24.7 Burlywood · ΔE 24.8 Dim grey · ΔE 26

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 21.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5C658E

Analogous#8E6C5C, #7E8E5C

Triadic#5C8E85, #855C8E

Split complementary#5C7E8E, #6C5C8E

Tetradic#5C8E6C, #5C658E, #8E5C7E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E3E0D3

Lighter +30%#CFCAB4

Lighter +20%#BBB495

Lighter +10%#A79E76

Darker −10%#6F6848

Darker −20%#504B34

Darker −30%#312E20

Darker −40%#12110C

More saturated +25%#AB983F

Less saturated −25%#757575

Channel breakdown

R142

G133

B92

Red142 (55.7%)

Green133 (52.2%)

Blue92 (36.1%)

Hue49.2°

Saturation (HSL)21.37%

Lightness45.88%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8E · G 85 · B 5C

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