#8A7E23#8A7E23
#8A7E23 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.204; OKLCH L 58.7% C 0.109 H 101.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A7E23 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 126, 35) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 60%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 75%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.7%, 74.6%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.34, -6.13, 48.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.34, 48.68, 97.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.7% -0.0219 0.1068) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.7% 0.109 101.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.2463, 20.4471, 4.5754) |
| Luminance | 0.2045 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Baby Poop
#937C00
ΔE00 4.31
Olive
#808000
ΔE00 4.34
Hazel
#8E7618
ΔE00 4.54
Ugly Brown
#7D7103
ΔE00 5.30
Puke Brown
#947706
ΔE00 5.89
Poo
#8F7303
ΔE00 6.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A7E23 #232F8A
analogous
#8A4B23 #8A7E23 #638A23
triadic
#8A7E23 #238A7E #7E238A
tetradic
#8A7E23 #238A4B #232F8A #8A2363
square
#8A7E23 #238A4B #232F8A #8A2363
split-complementary
#8A7E23 #23638A #4B238A
monochromatic
#28250A #595117 #8A7E23 #BBAB2F #D4C554
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.13
#8A7E23 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.09
#8A7E23 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8A7E23
5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A7E23 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A7E23 | 1.00 | 4.13 | 5.09 | 5.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8A7A13
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E7F29
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#95756C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a7e23; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 126, 35); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.7% 0.109 101.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#afa365',
500: '#8a7e23',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a7e23; $custom-light: #afa365; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a7e23",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 126,
"b": 35
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.01,
"s": 59.538,
"l": 33.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58704,
"c": 0.10898,
"h": 101.6
},
"luminance": 0.20446
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A7E23
secondary
#515DB7
accent
#57E345
background
#FBF9F6
surface
#F6F2EB
border
#D0CCC6
text
#110F06
muted
#807E7A