All About Color #8C9900

#8C9900

About #8C9900

#8C9900 is a dark yellow color with the hex code #8C9900. In RGB it is red 140, green 153, blue 0; in HSL it is hue 65°, saturation 100%, lightness 30%; in CMYK it is 8%, 0%, 100%, 40%. Its contrast ratio is 3.15:1 on white and 6.67:1 on black.

#8C9900 Color Conversion

Hex triplet8C, 99, 00
CMYK8.50%, 0.00%, 100.00%, 40.00%
RGB Decimal140, 153, 0
HSL65°, 100%, 30%
RGB Octal214, 231, 0
HSV (HSB)65.10°, 100.00%, 60.00%
RGB Binary10001100, 10011001, 0
CIE-L*AB60.21, -20.54, 63.27
RGB Percent54.90%, 60.00%, 0.00%
CIE-L*CH60.21, 66.52, 107.99
XYZ22.21, 28.36, 4.30
CIE-L*UV60.21, -3.86, 67.26
xyY0.40, 0.52, 28.36
Hunter-Lab53.25, -18.76, 32.49
RYB0.00%, 60.00%, 5.10%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8C9900 on a dark background: contrast 6.67:1, passes WCAG AA.
#8C9900 on a light background: contrast 3.15:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8C9900, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8C9900 · #E0F500 · #383D00 · #0D0099 · #1400F5

Analogous palette

#990D00 · #995900 · #8C9900 · #409900 · #00990D

Triadic palette

#8C9900 · #008C99 · #99008C · #E0F500 · #00E0F5

Tetradic palette

#8C9900 · #009959 · #0D0099 · #990040 · #383D00

Monochromatic palette

#171A00 · #464D00 · #8C9900 · #D2E600 · #EEFF33

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