Colour
#8F855F
- #8F855F
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#8F855F is a yellow with RGB values 143, 133, 95 and HSL 48°, 20%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#8F855F#8F855F
HEX#8F855F
RGBrgb(143, 133, 95)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.5216, 0.3725
RGB percentages56.1%, 52.2%, 37.3%
HSLhsl(47.5, 20.2%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.5, 33.6%, 56.1%)
CMYK0%, 7%, 33.6%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,405,791
CSS custom property--colour: #8F855F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.23441WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.69:1
Contrast with white3.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.69:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#707AA0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.69:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5F698F
Analogous#8F6D5F, #818F5F
Triadic#5F8F85, #855F8F
Split complementary#5F818F, #6D5F8F
Tetradic#5F8F6D, #5F698F, #8F5F81
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R143
G133
B95
Red143 (56.1%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue95 (37.3%)
Hue47.5°
Saturation (HSL)20.17%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8F · G 85 · B 5F
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