All About Color #8B8A55

#8B8A55

About #8B8A55

#8B8A55 is a medium yellow color with the hex code #8B8A55. In RGB it is red 139, green 138, blue 85; in HSL it is hue 59°, saturation 24%, lightness 44%; in CMYK it is 0%, 1%, 39%, 45%. Its contrast ratio is 3.58:1 on white and 5.86:1 on black.

#8B8A55 Color Conversion

Hex triplet8B, 8A, 55
CMYK0.00%, 0.72%, 38.85%, 45.49%
RGB Decimal139, 138, 85
HSL59°, 24%, 44%
RGB Octal213, 212, 125
HSV (HSB)58.89°, 38.85%, 54.51%
RGB Binary10001011, 10001010, 1010101
CIE-L*AB56.41, -8.04, 28.52
RGB Percent54.51%, 54.12%, 33.33%
CIE-L*CH56.41, 29.63, 105.75
XYZ21.38, 24.32, 12.16
CIE-L*UV56.41, 3.26, 36.33
xyY0.37, 0.42, 24.32
Hunter-Lab49.32, -8.94, 19.90
RYB33.73%, 54.51%, 33.33%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8B8A55 on a dark background: contrast 5.86:1, passes WCAG AA.
#8B8A55 on a light background: contrast 3.58:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8B8A55, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8B8A55 · #B5B587 · #525232 · #55568B · #8788B5

Analogous palette

#8B5556 · #8B6F55 · #8B8A55 · #718B55 · #568B55

Triadic palette

#8B8A55 · #558B8A · #8A558B · #B5B587 · #87B5B5

Tetradic palette

#8B8A55 · #558B6F · #55568B · #8B5571 · #525232

Monochromatic palette

#2C2C1B · #5C5B38 · #8B8A55 · #B0AF7D · #CDCCAD

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