#8A7A2C#8A7A2C
#8A7A2C is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.195; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.099 H 97.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A7A2C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 122, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 52%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 68%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.6%, 68.1%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.27, -3.39, 43.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.27, 43.54, 94.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.88% -0.013 0.0981) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.88% 0.099 97.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.8962, 19.5050, 5.2046) |
| Luminance | 0.1950 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Hazel
#8E7618
ΔE00 3.40
Baby Poop
#937C00
ΔE00 4.84
Ugly Brown
#7D7103
ΔE00 5.15
Puke Brown
#947706
ΔE00 5.25
Poo
#8F7303
ΔE00 5.27
Yellowish Brown
#9B7A01
ΔE00 6.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A7A2C #2C3C8A
analogous
#8A4B2C #8A7A2C #6B8A2C
triadic
#8A7A2C #2C8A7A #7A2C8A
tetradic
#8A7A2C #2C8A4B #2C3C8A #8A2C6B
square
#8A7A2C #2C8A4B #2C3C8A #8A2C6B
split-complementary
#8A7A2C #2C6B8A #4B2C8A
monochromatic
#2D280E #5C511D #8A7A2C #B8A33B #CDBB63
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.29
#8A7A2C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.90
#8A7A2C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8A7A2C
4.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A7A2C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A7A2C | 1.00 | 4.29 | 4.90 | 4.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#867722
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A7C30
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#95716A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7A7A7A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a7a2c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 122, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.099 97.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#afa069',
500: '#8a7a2c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a7a2c; $custom-light: #afa069; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a7a2c",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 122,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.787,
"s": 51.648,
"l": 35.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5788,
"c": 0.09895,
"h": 97.6
},
"luminance": 0.19504
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A7A2C
secondary
#5E6DB4
accent
#65DB4D
background
#FBF9F6
surface
#F6F2EB
border
#D0CCC6
text
#110E06
muted
#807E7A