Recognised as Colour

#8E9703

#8E9703
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Olive

#8E9703 is a yellow with RGB values 142, 151, 3 and HSL 64°, 96%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.

Colour values

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HEX#8E9703

RGBrgb(142, 151, 3)

RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.5922, 0.0118

RGB percentages55.7%, 59.2%, 1.2%

HSLhsl(63.6, 96.1%, 30.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(63.6, 98%, 59.2%)

CMYK6%, 0%, 98%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,344,771

CSS custom property--colour: #8E9703;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27891WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.58:1

Contrast with white3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.58:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A

Inverted#7168FC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A38F00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#A3911Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original

Tritanopia#988D80no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olive · ΔE 11.4 Olivedrab · ΔE 16.9 Yellow green · ΔE 25.9 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 28.4 Dark khaki · ΔE 28.7 Goldenrod · ΔE 29.9

Nearest named CSS colourOlive (#808000)ΔE 11.38, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0C0397

Analogous#975603, #449703

Triadic#038E97, #97038E

Split complementary#034497, #560397

Tetradic#039756, #0C0397, #970344

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3FC6A

Lighter +30%#EFFB38

Lighter +20%#EBFA06

Lighter +10%#BDC904

Darker −10%#5F6502

Darker −20%#303301

Darker −30%#010100

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#919A00

Less saturated −25%#7D8416

Channel breakdown

R142

G151

Red142 (55.7%)

Green151 (59.2%)

Blue3 (1.2%)

Hue63.65°

Saturation (HSL)96.1%

Lightness30.2%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 8E · G 97 · B 03

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