Colour

#8E9E17

#8E9E17
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Olive

#8E9E17 is a yellow with RGB values 142, 158, 23 and HSL 67°, 75%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.

Colour values

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HEX#8E9E17

RGBrgb(142, 158, 23)

RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.6196, 0.0902

RGB percentages55.7%, 62%, 9%

HSLhsl(67.1, 74.6%, 35.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(67.1, 85.4%, 62%)

CMYK10.1%, 0%, 85.4%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,346,583

CSS custom property--colour: #8E9E17;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30266WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness144 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.05:1

Contrast with white2.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#919191

Inverted#7161E8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A99500no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original

Deuteranopia#A89626no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original

Tritanopia#989486no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.98:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olive · ΔE 13.9 Olivedrab · ΔE 14.7 Yellow green · ΔE 22.7 Dark khaki · ΔE 27.6 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 31.8 Goldenrod · ΔE 32.5

Nearest named CSS colourOlive (#808000)ΔE 13.93, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#27179E

Analogous#9E6A17, #4B9E17

Triadic#178E9E, #9E178E

Split complementary#174B9E, #6A179E

Tetradic#179E6A, #27179E, #9E174B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E4EF92

Lighter +30%#D9E965

Lighter +20%#CEE239

Lighter +10%#B6CB1D

Darker −10%#667111

Darker −20%#3E450A

Darker −30%#161804

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#9FB500

Less saturated −25%#7D872E

Channel breakdown

R142

G158

B23

Red142 (55.7%)

Green158 (62%)

Blue23 (9%)

Hue67.11°

Saturation (HSL)74.59%

Lightness35.49%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 8E · G 9E · B 17

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