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Recognised as Colour

#8E916A

  • #8E916A
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#8E916A is a yellow with RGB values 142, 145, 106 and HSL 65°, 16%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#8E916A#8E916A
HEX#8E916A
RGBrgb(142, 145, 106)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.5686, 0.4157
RGB percentages55.7%, 56.9%, 41.6%
HSLhsl(64.6, 15.5%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(64.6, 26.9%, 56.9%)
CMYK2.1%, 0%, 26.9%, 43.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,343,338
CSS custom property--colour: #8E916A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27042WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.41:1
Contrast with white3.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.41:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#716E95

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#978D67no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#978F6Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Tritanopia#938C87no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.28:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 20.8Tan · ΔE 20.9Dark olivegreen · ΔE 22.5Gray · ΔE 22.5Dark khaki · ΔE 23.8Dark grey · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 20.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6D6A91
Analogous#91816A, #7B916A
Triadic#6A8E91, #916A8E
Split complementary#6A7B91, #806A91
Tetradic#6A9180, #6D6A91, #916A7B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E7E8DF
Lighter +30%#D1D2C2
Lighter +20%#BBBDA4
Lighter +10%#A5A787
Darker −10%#717454
Darker −20%#54563F
Darker −30%#373929
Darker −40%#1B1B14
More saturated +25%#A9B04B
Less saturated −25%#7E7E7E

Channel breakdown

R142
G145
B106
Red142 (55.7%)
Green145 (56.9%)
Blue106 (41.6%)
Hue64.62°
Saturation (HSL)15.54%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8E · G 91 · B 6A

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