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Recognised as Colour

#8F9835

  • #8F9835
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olive

#8F9835 is a yellow with RGB values 143, 152, 53 and HSL 65°, 48%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.

Colour values

#8F9835#8F9835
HEX#8F9835
RGBrgb(143, 152, 53)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.5961, 0.2078
RGB percentages56.1%, 59.6%, 20.8%
HSLhsl(65.5, 48.3%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(65.5, 65.1%, 59.6%)
CMYK5.9%, 0%, 65.1%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,410,613
CSS custom property--colour: #8F9835;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28553WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.71:1
Contrast with white3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#7067CA

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#A39128no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A2933Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Tritanopia#988F84no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourOlive (#808000)ΔE 12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#3E3598
Analogous#986F35, #5E9835
Triadic#358F98, #98358F
Split complementary#355D98, #703598
Tetradic#359870, #3E3598, #98355D

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#E0E5B4
Lighter +30%#D1D88E
Lighter +20%#C2CB68
Lighter +10%#B2BD43
Darker −10%#6B7228
Darker −20%#484C1B
Darker −30%#24270D
Darker −40%#010100
More saturated +25%#A4B21B
Less saturated −25%#7A7E4F

Channel breakdown

R143
G152
B53
Red143 (56.1%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue53 (20.8%)
Hue65.45°
Saturation (HSL)48.29%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8F · G 98 · B 35

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