All About Color #8E8A3E

#8E8A3E

About #8E8A3E

#8E8A3E is a medium yellow color with the hex code #8E8A3E. In RGB it is red 142, green 138, blue 62; in HSL it is hue 57°, saturation 39%, lightness 40%; in CMYK it is 0%, 3%, 56%, 44%. Its contrast ratio is 3.59:1 on white and 5.86:1 on black.

#8E8A3E Color Conversion

Hex triplet8E, 8A, 3E
CMYK0.00%, 2.82%, 56.34%, 44.31%
RGB Decimal142, 138, 62
HSL57°, 39%, 40%
RGB Octal216, 212, 76
HSV (HSB)57.00°, 56.34%, 55.69%
RGB Binary10001110, 10001010, 111110
CIE-L*AB56.36, -9.09, 40.54
RGB Percent55.69%, 54.12%, 24.31%
CIE-L*CH56.36, 41.55, 102.64
XYZ21.11, 24.28, 8.13
CIE-L*UV56.36, 6.11, 47.65
xyY0.39, 0.45, 24.28
Hunter-Lab49.27, -9.73, 24.71
RYB25.96%, 55.69%, 24.31%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8E8A3E on a dark background: contrast 5.86:1, passes WCAG AA.
#8E8A3E on a light background: contrast 3.59:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8E8A3E, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

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Complementary palette

#8E8A3E · #BEB96A · #4E4C22 · #3E428E · #6A6EBE

Analogous palette

#8E3E42 · #8E623E · #8E8A3E · #6A8E3E · #428E3E

Triadic palette

#8E8A3E · #3E8E8A · #8A3E8E · #BEB96A · #6ABEB9

Tetradic palette

#8E8A3E · #3E8E62 · #3E428E · #8E3E6A · #4E4C22

Monochromatic palette

#232210 · #595627 · #8E8A3E · #B9B55F · #D0CD95

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