Recognised as Colour

#8E9565

#8E9565
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark seagreen

#8E9565 is a yellow with RGB values 142, 149, 101 and HSL 69°, 19%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

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HEX#8E9565

RGBrgb(142, 149, 101)

RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.5843, 0.3961

RGB percentages55.7%, 58.4%, 39.6%

HSLhsl(68.8, 19.2%, 49%)

HSV / HSBhsv(68.8, 32.2%, 58.4%)

CMYK4.7%, 0%, 32.2%, 41.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,344,357

CSS custom property--colour: #8E9565;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28185WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.64:1

Contrast with white3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.64:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#909090

Inverted#716A9A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9C9062no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#9B9167no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original

Tritanopia#939089no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 19 Dark khaki · ΔE 20 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 20.5 Tan · ΔE 21.7 Burlywood · ΔE 25.1 Gray · ΔE 27.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 18.96, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6C6595

Analogous#958465, #769565

Triadic#658E95, #95658E

Split complementary#657695, #846595

Tetradic#659584, #6C6595, #956576

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E7E8DE

Lighter +30%#D1D4BF

Lighter +20%#BBBFA1

Lighter +10%#A5AB82

Darker −10%#717750

Darker −20%#54583C

Darker −30%#373A27

Darker −40%#1A1B13

More saturated +25%#A4B446

Less saturated −25%#7D7D7D

Channel breakdown

R142

G149

B101

Red142 (55.7%)

Green149 (58.4%)

Blue101 (39.6%)

Hue68.75°

Saturation (HSL)19.2%

Lightness49.02%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 8E · G 95 · B 65

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