Recognised as Colour
#8E8564
- #8E8564
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Gray
#8E8564 is a yellow with RGB values 142, 133, 100 and HSL 47°, 17%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.
Colour values
#8E8564#8E8564
HEX#8E8564
RGBrgb(142, 133, 100)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.5216, 0.3922
RGB percentages55.7%, 52.2%, 39.2%
HSLhsl(47.1, 17.4%, 47.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.1, 29.6%, 55.7%)
CMYK0%, 6.3%, 29.6%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,340,260
CSS custom property--colour: #8E8564;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.23446WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.69:1
Contrast with white3.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.69:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#717A9B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.69:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#646D8E
Analogous#8E7064, #828E64
Triadic#648E85, #85648E
Split complementary#64828E, #70648E
Tetradic#648E70, #646D8E, #8E6482
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R142
G133
B100
Red142 (55.7%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue100 (39.2%)
Hue47.14°
Saturation (HSL)17.36%
Lightness47.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8E · G 85 · B 64
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