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Recognised as Colour

#8EA317

  • #8EA317
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olivedrab

#8EA317 is a yellow with RGB values 142, 163, 23 and HSL 69°, 75%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olivedrab.

Colour values

#8EA317#8EA317
HEX#8EA317
RGBrgb(142, 163, 23)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.6392, 0.0902
RGB percentages55.7%, 63.9%, 9%
HSLhsl(69, 75.3%, 36.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(69, 85.9%, 63.9%)
CMYK12.9%, 0%, 85.9%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,347,863
CSS custom property--colour: #8EA317;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32007WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.4:1
Contrast with white2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#715CE8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AE9900no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#AC9A28no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.9 from the original
Tritanopia#979A8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olivedrab · ΔE 15.6Olive · ΔE 16.9Yellow green · ΔE 19.6Dark khaki · ΔE 29.2Forest green · ΔE 33.1Goldenrod · ΔE 34.3
Nearest named CSS colourOlivedrab (#6B8E23)ΔE 15.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2C17A3
Analogous#A37217, #48A317
Triadic#178EA3, #A3178E
Split complementary#1748A3, #7217A3
Tetradic#17A372, #2C17A3, #A31748

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E3F096
Lighter +30%#D7EA69
Lighter +20%#CAE43C
Lighter +10%#B5D01D
Darker −10%#677611
Darker −20%#404A0A
Darker −30%#191D04
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#9EBA00
Less saturated −25%#7E8C2E

Channel breakdown

R142
G163
B23
Red142 (55.7%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue23 (9%)
Hue69°
Saturation (HSL)75.27%
Lightness36.47%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8E · G A3 · B 17

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