#8A781F#8A781F
#8A781F is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.189; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.107 H 97.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A781F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 120, 31) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 63%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 78%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13%, 77.5%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.61, -2.97, 48.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.61, 48.28, 93.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.33% -0.0133 0.1057) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.33% 0.107 97.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.4459, 18.9361, 4.0322) |
| Luminance | 0.1893 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Hazel
#8E7618
ΔE00 2.06
Baby Poop
#937C00
ΔE00 3.60
Poo
#8F7303
ΔE00 3.81
Puke Brown
#947706
ΔE00 3.95
Ugly Brown
#7D7103
ΔE00 4.07
Yellowish Brown
#9B7A01
ΔE00 5.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A781F #1F318A
analogous
#8A431F #8A781F #668A1F
triadic
#8A781F #1F8A78 #781F8A
tetradic
#8A781F #1F8A43 #1F318A #8A1F66
square
#8A781F #1F8A43 #1F318A #8A1F66
split-complementary
#8A781F #1F668A #431F8A
monochromatic
#262109 #584D14 #8A781F #BCA32A #D7C04C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.39
#8A781F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.79
#8A781F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8A781F
4.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A781F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A781F | 1.00 | 4.39 | 4.79 | 4.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#85750E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#897B25
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#956E67
Achromatopsia (no color)
#787878
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a781f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 120, 31); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.107 97.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b09e62',
500: '#8a781f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a781f; $custom-light: #b09e62; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a781f",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 120,
"b": 31
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.907,
"s": 63.314,
"l": 33.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57327,
"c": 0.10656,
"h": 97.2
},
"luminance": 0.18935
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A781F
secondary
#4B5EBA
accent
#5DE641
background
#FBF9F6
surface
#F6F2EB
border
#D0CCC6
text
#110E05
muted
#807E7A