#8A791F#8A791F
#8A791F is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.192; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.107 H 98.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A791F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 121, 31) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 63%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 78%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.3%, 77.5%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.89, -3.53, 48.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.89, 48.58, 94.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.55% -0.0149 0.1063) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.55% 0.107 98) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.5668, 19.1779, 4.0725) |
| Luminance | 0.1918 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Hazel
#8E7618
ΔE00 2.43
Baby Poop
#937C00
ΔE00 3.53
Ugly Brown
#7D7103
ΔE00 4.14
Poo
#8F7303
ΔE00 4.16
Puke Brown
#947706
ΔE00 4.19
Yellowish Brown
#9B7A01
ΔE00 5.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A791F #1F308A
analogous
#8A431F #8A791F #658A1F
triadic
#8A791F #1F8A79 #791F8A
tetradic
#8A791F #1F8A43 #1F308A #8A1F65
square
#8A791F #1F8A43 #1F308A #8A1F65
split-complementary
#8A791F #1F658A #431F8A
monochromatic
#262109 #584D14 #8A791F #BCA52A #D7C14C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.34
#8A791F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.84
#8A791F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8A791F
4.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A791F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A791F | 1.00 | 4.34 | 4.84 | 4.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#86760E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A7C25
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#956F68
Achromatopsia (no color)
#797979
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a791f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 121, 31); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.107 98.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b09f62',
500: '#8a791f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a791f; $custom-light: #b09f62; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a791f",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 121,
"b": 31
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.467,
"s": 63.314,
"l": 33.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5755,
"c": 0.10732,
"h": 98
},
"luminance": 0.19177
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A791F
secondary
#4B5DBA
accent
#5CE641
background
#FBF9F6
surface
#F6F2EB
border
#D0CCC6
text
#110E05
muted
#807E7A