#8A7E30#8A7E30
#8A7E30 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 58.8% C 0.099 H 100.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A7E30 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 126, 48) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 48%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 65%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.7%, 65.2%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.44, -5.36, 42.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.44, 43.14, 97.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.82% -0.0182 0.0975) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.82% 0.099 100.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.4763, 20.5392, 5.7870) |
| Luminance | 0.2054 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Hazel
#8E7618
ΔE00 4.97
Drab
#828344
ΔE00 5.39
Baby Poop
#937C00
ΔE00 5.51
Olive
#808000
ΔE00 5.63
Ugly Brown
#7D7103
ΔE00 6.08
Puke Brown
#947706
ΔE00 6.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A7E30 #303C8A
analogous
#8A5130 #8A7E30 #698A30
triadic
#8A7E30 #308A7E #7E308A
tetradic
#8A7E30 #308A51 #303C8A #8A3069
square
#8A7E30 #308A51 #303C8A #8A3069
split-complementary
#8A7E30 #30698A #51308A
monochromatic
#2F2B10 #5D5520 #8A7E30 #B7A740 #CBBE69
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.11
#8A7E30 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.11
#8A7E30 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8A7E30
5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A7E30 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A7E30 | 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)
#8A7A27
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D7F34
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#94756E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a7e30; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 126, 48); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.8% 0.099 100.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#afa36c',
500: '#8a7e30',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a7e30; $custom-light: #afa36c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a7e30",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 126,
"b": 48
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52,
"s": 48.387,
"l": 36.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58818,
"c": 0.09916,
"h": 100.6
},
"luminance": 0.20538
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A7E30
secondary
#646EB2
accent
#62D850
background
#FBFAF6
surface
#F6F3EB
border
#D0CDC6
text
#110F07
muted
#807F7A