Colour

#8F886E

#8F886E
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#8F886E is a yellow with RGB values 143, 136, 110 and HSL 47°, 13%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

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HEX#8F886E

RGBrgb(143, 136, 110)

RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.5333, 0.4314

RGB percentages56.1%, 53.3%, 43.1%

HSLhsl(47.3, 13%, 49.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(47.3, 23.1%, 56.1%)

CMYK0%, 4.9%, 23.1%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,406,574

CSS custom property--colour: #8F886E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24574WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.91:1

Contrast with white3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.91:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#888888

Inverted#707791

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8E876Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#90896Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#948481no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 15.4 Dim grey · ΔE 19.4 Dark grey · ΔE 19.6 Tan · ΔE 21.7 Rosy brown · ΔE 21.8 Slate grey · ΔE 25.8

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 15.36, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6E758F

Analogous#8F786E, #868F6E

Triadic#6E8F88, #886E8F

Split complementary#6E868F, #776E8F

Tetradic#6E8F78, #6E758F, #8F6E86

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E8E6E1

Lighter +30%#D2CFC4

Lighter +20%#BCB7A7

Lighter +10%#A5A08B

Darker −10%#726D58

Darker −20%#555142

Darker −30%#39362B

Darker −40%#1C1A15

More saturated +25%#AF9A4E

Less saturated −25%#7F7F7F

Channel breakdown

R143

G136

B110

Red143 (56.1%)

Green136 (53.3%)

Blue110 (43.1%)

Hue47.27°

Saturation (HSL)13.04%

Lightness49.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8F · G 88 · B 6E

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