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Recognised as Colour

#8E9933

  • #8E9933
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olive

#8E9933 is a yellow with RGB values 142, 153, 51 and HSL 66°, 50%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.

Colour values

#8E9933#8E9933
HEX#8E9933
RGBrgb(142, 153, 51)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.6, 0.2
RGB percentages55.7%, 60%, 20%
HSLhsl(66.5, 50%, 40%)
HSV / HSBhsv(66.5, 66.7%, 60%)
CMYK7.2%, 0%, 66.7%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,345,331
CSS custom property--colour: #8E9933;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28772WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.75:1
Contrast with white3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#7166CC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A49125no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#A3933Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Tritanopia#979084no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.11:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olive · ΔE 11.9Olivedrab · ΔE 11.9Dark khaki · ΔE 19.1Dark olivegreen · ΔE 26.8Dark goldenrod · ΔE 30.5Yellow green · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourOlive (#808000)ΔE 11.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3E3399
Analogous#997133, #5B9933
Triadic#338E99, #99338E
Split complementary#335B99, #713399
Tetradic#339971, #3E3399, #99335B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0E6B3
Lighter +30%#D0D98C
Lighter +20%#C1CC66
Lighter +10%#B1BF40
Darker −10%#6A7326
Darker −20%#474D1A
Darker −30%#23260D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A2B319
Less saturated −25%#7A804D

Channel breakdown

R142
G153
B51
Red142 (55.7%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue51 (20%)
Hue66.47°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness40%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8E · G 99 · B 33

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