Recognised as Colour

#8F8A70

#8F8A70
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#8F8A70 is a yellow with RGB values 143, 138, 112 and HSL 50°, 12%, 50%. 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#8F8A70

RGBrgb(143, 138, 112)

RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.5412, 0.4392

RGB percentages56.1%, 54.1%, 43.9%

HSLhsl(50.3, 12.2%, 50%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.3, 21.7%, 56.1%)

CMYK0%, 3.5%, 21.7%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,407,088

CSS custom property--colour: #8F8A70;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25186WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness136.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.04:1

Contrast with white3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.04:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#898989

Inverted#70758F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8F886Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#918A71no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Tritanopia#948683no 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 text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 15.3 Dark grey · ΔE 19.1 Dim grey · ΔE 19.6 Tan · ΔE 21.7 Rosy brown · ΔE 22.2 Silver · ΔE 25.3

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 15.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#70758F

Analogous#8F7A70, #858F70

Triadic#708F8A, #8A708F

Split complementary#70858F, #7A708F

Tetradic#708F7A, #70758F, #8F7085

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E9E8E2

Lighter +30%#D2D0C6

Lighter +20%#BCB9A9

Lighter +10%#A5A18D

Darker −10%#726E5A

Darker −20%#565343

Darker −30%#39372D

Darker −40%#1D1C16

More saturated +25%#AFA050

Less saturated −25%#808080

Channel breakdown

R143

G138

B112

Red143 (56.1%)

Green138 (54.1%)

Blue112 (43.9%)

Hue50.32°

Saturation (HSL)12.16%

Lightness50%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8F · G 8A · B 70

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