All About Color #8C8A40

#8C8A40

About #8C8A40

#8C8A40 is a medium yellow color with the hex code #8C8A40. In RGB it is red 140, green 138, blue 64; in HSL it is hue 58°, saturation 37%, lightness 40%; in CMYK it is 0%, 1%, 54%, 45%. Its contrast ratio is 3.61:1 on white and 5.82:1 on black.

#8C8A40 Color Conversion

Hex triplet8C, 8A, 40
CMYK0.00%, 1.43%, 54.29%, 45.10%
RGB Decimal140, 138, 64
HSL58°, 37%, 40%
RGB Octal214, 212, 100
HSV (HSB)58.42°, 54.29%, 54.90%
RGB Binary10001100, 10001010, 1000000
CIE-L*AB56.21, -9.80, 39.33
RGB Percent54.90%, 54.12%, 25.10%
CIE-L*CH56.21, 40.53, 103.99
XYZ20.83, 24.12, 8.41
CIE-L*UV56.21, 4.70, 46.72
xyY0.39, 0.45, 24.12
Hunter-Lab49.11, -10.25, 24.23
RYB25.90%, 54.90%, 25.10%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8C8A40 on a dark background: contrast 5.82:1, passes WCAG AA.
#8C8A40 on a light background: contrast 3.61:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8C8A40, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8C8A40 · #BCB96C · #4D4B23 · #40438C · #6C6FBC

Analogous palette

#8C4043 · #8C6340 · #8C8A40 · #698C40 · #438C40

Triadic palette

#8C8A40 · #408C89 · #89408C · #BCB96C · #6CBCB9

Tetradic palette

#8C8A40 · #408C63 · #40438C · #8C4069 · #4D4B23

Monochromatic palette

#232210 · #575628 · #8C8A40 · #B7B462 · #CFCD96

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