Colour

#8E8872

#8E8872
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#8E8872 is a yellow with RGB values 142, 136, 114 and HSL 47°, 11%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

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HEX#8E8872

RGBrgb(142, 136, 114)

RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.5333, 0.4471

RGB percentages55.7%, 53.3%, 44.7%

HSLhsl(47.1, 11%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(47.1, 19.7%, 55.7%)

CMYK0%, 4.2%, 19.7%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,341,042

CSS custom property--colour: #8E8872;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24574WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.91:1

Contrast with white3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.91:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#888888

Inverted#71778D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8D8771no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#8F8973no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#938582no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 13.1 Dim grey · ΔE 17.7 Dark grey · ΔE 17.9 Rosy brown · ΔE 20.8 Tan · ΔE 22.8 Slate grey · ΔE 23.5

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 13.11, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#72788E

Analogous#8E7A72, #868E72

Triadic#728E88, #88728E

Split complementary#72868E, #7A728E

Tetradic#728E7A, #72788E, #8E7286

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E9E8E3

Lighter +30%#D2D0C7

Lighter +20%#BBB8AB

Lighter +10%#A5A08E

Darker −10%#726D5B

Darker −20%#555245

Darker −30%#39372E

Darker −40%#1D1C17

More saturated +25%#AE9A52

Less saturated −25%#808080

Channel breakdown

R142

G136

B114

Red142 (55.7%)

Green136 (53.3%)

Blue114 (44.7%)

Hue47.14°

Saturation (HSL)11.02%

Lightness50.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8E · G 88 · B 72

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