Colour

#908B5F

#908B5F
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Tan

#908B5F is a yellow with RGB values 144, 139, 95 and HSL 54°, 21%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#908B5F#908B5F

HEX#908B5F

RGBrgb(144, 139, 95)

RGB (0–1)0.5647, 0.5451, 0.3725

RGB percentages56.5%, 54.5%, 37.3%

HSLhsl(53.9, 20.5%, 46.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(53.9, 34%, 56.5%)

CMYK0%, 3.5%, 34%, 43.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,472,863

CSS custom property--colour: #908B5F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25221WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness136.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.04:1

Contrast with white3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

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

Greyscale equivalent#898989

Inverted#6F74A0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#93885Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#958B61no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Tritanopia#978580no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA

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

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 20.4 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 21.3 Dark khaki · ΔE 22.3 Burlywood · ΔE 23.9 Dark seagreen · ΔE 24.6 Gray · ΔE 25.1

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 20.44, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5F6490

Analogous#90725F, #7D905F

Triadic#5F908B, #8B5F90

Split complementary#5F7C90, #725F90

Tetradic#5F9072, #5F6490, #905F7C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E4E3D7

Lighter +30%#D0CEB8

Lighter +20%#BCB899

Lighter +10%#A8A37A

Darker −10%#716D4B

Darker −20%#535036

Darker −30%#343222

Darker −40%#15140E

More saturated +25%#AEA341

Less saturated −25%#777777

Channel breakdown

R144

G139

B95

Red144 (56.5%)

Green139 (54.5%)

Blue95 (37.3%)

Hue53.88°

Saturation (HSL)20.5%

Lightness46.86%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 90 · G 8B · B 5F

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