Colour

#8F8974

#8F8974
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#8F8974 is a yellow with RGB values 143, 137, 116 and HSL 47°, 11%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

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HEX#8F8974

RGBrgb(143, 137, 116)

RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.5373, 0.4549

RGB percentages56.1%, 53.7%, 45.5%

HSLhsl(46.7, 10.8%, 50.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(46.7, 18.9%, 56.1%)

CMYK0%, 4.2%, 18.9%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,406,836

CSS custom property--colour: #8F8974;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24992WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness136.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6:1

Contrast with white3.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#898989

Inverted#70768B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8E8873no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#8F8A75no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Tritanopia#948683no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.5:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 12.7 Dark grey · ΔE 17.2 Dim grey · ΔE 17.6 Rosy brown · ΔE 20.3 Tan · ΔE 22.7 Slate grey · ΔE 23.1

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 12.66, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#747A8F

Analogous#8F7B74, #888F74

Triadic#748F89, #89748F

Split complementary#74888F, #7B748F

Tetradic#748F7B, #747A8F, #8F7488

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EAE9E5

Lighter +30%#D3D1C9

Lighter +20%#BDB9AC

Lighter +10%#A6A190

Darker −10%#736E5D

Darker −20%#575346

Darker −30%#3B382F

Darker −40%#1E1D19

More saturated +25%#AE9A55

Less saturated −25%#828282

Channel breakdown

R143

G137

B116

Red143 (56.1%)

Green137 (53.7%)

Blue116 (45.5%)

Hue46.67°

Saturation (HSL)10.76%

Lightness50.78%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8F · G 89 · B 74

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