All About Color #8E8A48

#8E8A48

About #8E8A48

#8E8A48 is a medium yellow color with the hex code #8E8A48. In RGB it is red 142, green 138, blue 72; in HSL it is hue 57°, saturation 33%, lightness 42%; in CMYK it is 0%, 3%, 49%, 44%. Its contrast ratio is 3.57:1 on white and 5.88:1 on black.

#8E8A48 Color Conversion

Hex triplet8E, 8A, 48
CMYK0.00%, 2.82%, 49.30%, 44.31%
RGB Decimal142, 138, 72
HSL57°, 33%, 42%
RGB Octal216, 212, 110
HSV (HSB)56.57°, 49.30%, 55.69%
RGB Binary10001110, 10001010, 1001000
CIE-L*AB56.48, -8.18, 35.61
RGB Percent55.69%, 54.12%, 28.24%
CIE-L*CH56.48, 36.54, 102.94
XYZ21.41, 24.40, 9.71
CIE-L*UV56.48, 5.75, 43.22
xyY0.39, 0.44, 24.40
Hunter-Lab49.39, -9.05, 22.92
RYB29.90%, 55.69%, 28.24%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8E8A48 on a dark background: contrast 5.88:1, passes WCAG AA.
#8E8A48 on a light background: contrast 3.57:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8E8A48, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8E8A48 · #BBB777 · #514F29 · #484B8E · #777BBB

Analogous palette

#8E484B · #8E6848 · #8E8A48 · #6F8E48 · #4B8E48

Triadic palette

#8E8A48 · #488E8B · #8B488E · #BBB777 · #77BBB7

Tetradic palette

#8E8A48 · #488E68 · #484B8E · #8E486F · #514F29

Monochromatic palette

#292815 · #5C592E · #8E8A48 · #B6B26D · #CFCDA0

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