Colour

#8E8978

#8E8978
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#8E8978 is a yellow with RGB values 142, 137, 120 and HSL 46°, 9%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

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HEX#8E8978

RGBrgb(142, 137, 120)

RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.5373, 0.4706

RGB percentages55.7%, 53.7%, 47.1%

HSLhsl(46.4, 8.9%, 51.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(46.4, 15.5%, 55.7%)

CMYK0%, 3.5%, 15.5%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,341,304

CSS custom property--colour: #8E8978;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24998WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness136.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6:1

Contrast with white3.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#898989

Inverted#717687

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8D8877no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#8E8A79no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Tritanopia#928684no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.5:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 10.5 Dark grey · ΔE 15.7 Dim grey · ΔE 16 Rosy brown · ΔE 19.6 Slate grey · ΔE 20.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 21

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 10.46, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#787D8E

Analogous#8E7E78, #888E78

Triadic#788E89, #89788E

Split complementary#78888E, #7E788E

Tetradic#788E7E, #787D8E, #8E7888

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EBEAE7

Lighter +30%#D4D2CB

Lighter +20%#BCBAB0

Lighter +10%#A5A194

Darker −10%#736F60

Darker −20%#575449

Darker −30%#3B3932

Darker −40%#201E1A

More saturated +25%#AD9A59

Less saturated −25%#838383

Channel breakdown

R142

G137

B120

Red142 (55.7%)

Green137 (53.7%)

Blue120 (47.1%)

Hue46.36°

Saturation (HSL)8.87%

Lightness51.37%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8E · G 89 · B 78

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