#8A7432#8A7432

#8A7432 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.181; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.089 H 90.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A7432
RGB	rgb(138, 116, 50)
HSL	hsl(45, 47%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(45, 64%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 15.9%, 63.8%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.65, 0.41, 38.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.65, 38.79, 89.39°)
OKLab	oklab(56.61% -0.0013 0.0892)
OKLCH	oklch(56.61% 0.089 90.8)
XYZ	xyz(17.3032, 18.1253, 5.6041)
Luminance	0.1812 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A7432 #32488A

analogous

#8A4832 #8A7432 #748A32

triadic

#8A7432 #328A74 #74328A

tetradic

#8A7432 #328A48 #32488A #8A3274

square

#8A7432 #328A48 #32488A #8A3274

split-complementary

#8A7432 #32748A #48328A

monochromatic

#302811 #5D4E22 #8A7432 #B79A42 #CAB36C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.54

#8A7432 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.62

#8A7432 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8A7432

4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A7432	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8A7432	1.00	4.54	4.62	4.62
#FFFFFF	4.54	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.62	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.62	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#80722B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857935

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#956B66

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a7432;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 116, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.089 90.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af9b6d',
    500: '#8a7432',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a7432;
$custom-light: #af9b6d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a7432",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 116,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 45,
    "s": 46.809,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56614,
    "c": 0.08925,
    "h": 90.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.18124
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A7432

secondary

#6679B2

accent

#73D651

background

#FBF9F6

surface

#F6F2EB

border

#D0CCC6

text

#110E07

muted

#807E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A7432

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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