All About Color #8C8C5A

#8C8C5A

About #8C8C5A

#8C8C5A is a medium yellow color with the hex code #8C8C5A. In RGB it is red 140, green 140, blue 90; in HSL it is hue 60°, saturation 22%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 0%, 0%, 36%, 45%. Its contrast ratio is 3.49:1 on white and 6.01:1 on black.

#8C8C5A Color Conversion

Hex triplet8C, 8C, 5A
CMYK0.00%, 0.00%, 35.71%, 45.10%
RGB Decimal140, 140, 90
HSL60°, 22%, 45%
RGB Octal214, 214, 132
HSV (HSB)60.00°, 35.71%, 54.90%
RGB Binary10001100, 10001100, 1011010
CIE-L*AB57.14, -8.10, 26.75
RGB Percent54.90%, 54.90%, 35.29%
CIE-L*CH57.14, 27.95, 106.84
XYZ22.04, 25.07, 13.35
CIE-L*UV57.14, 2.51, 34.66
xyY0.36, 0.41, 25.07
Hunter-Lab50.07, -9.05, 19.24
RYB35.29%, 54.90%, 35.29%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8C8C5A on a dark background: contrast 6.01:1, passes WCAG AA.
#8C8C5A on a light background: contrast 3.49:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8C8C5A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

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Complementary palette

#8C8C5A · #B5B58C · #545436 · #5A5A8C · #8C8CB5

Analogous palette

#8C5A5A · #8C735A · #8C8C5A · #738C5A · #5A8C5A

Triadic palette

#8C8C5A · #5A8C8C · #8C5A8C · #B5B58C · #8CB5B5

Tetradic palette

#8C8C5A · #5A8C73 · #5A5A8C · #8C5A73 · #545436

Monochromatic palette

#2F2F1E · #5D5D3C · #8C8C5A · #AFAF83 · #CDCDB1

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