#8A7E2F#8A7E2F
#8A7E2F is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 58.8% C 0.100 H 100.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A7E2F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 126, 47) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 49%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 66%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.7%, 65.9%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.43, -5.43, 43.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.43, 43.60, 97.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.81% -0.0185 0.0983) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.81% 0.1 100.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.4559, 20.5310, 5.6795) |
| Luminance | 0.2053 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Hazel
#8E7618
ΔE00 4.91
Baby Poop
#937C00
ΔE00 5.40
Drab
#828344
ΔE00 5.48
Olive
#808000
ΔE00 5.50
Ugly Brown
#7D7103
ΔE00 5.99
Puke Brown
#947706
ΔE00 6.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A7E2F #2F3B8A
analogous
#8A512F #8A7E2F #698A2F
triadic
#8A7E2F #2F8A7E #7E2F8A
tetradic
#8A7E2F #2F8A51 #2F3B8A #8A2F69
square
#8A7E2F #2F8A51 #2F3B8A #8A2F69
split-complementary
#8A7E2F #2F698A #512F8A
monochromatic
#2F2B10 #5C541F #8A7E2F #B8A83F #CCBE68
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.11
#8A7E2F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.11
#8A7E2F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8A7E2F
5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A7E2F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A7E2F | 1.00 | 4.11 | 5.11 | 5.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8A7A25
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D7F33
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#94756D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a7e2f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 126, 47); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.8% 0.100 100.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#afa36b',
500: '#8a7e2f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a7e2f; $custom-light: #afa36b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a7e2f",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 126,
"b": 47
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.088,
"s": 49.189,
"l": 36.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58808,
"c": 0.1,
"h": 100.7
},
"luminance": 0.2053
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A7E2F
secondary
#626DB3
accent
#61D94F
background
#FBF9F6
surface
#F6F2EB
border
#D0CCC6
text
#110F07
muted
#807E7A