#8A7E33#8A7E33
#8A7E33 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.206; OKLCH L 58.9% C 0.097 H 100.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A7E33 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 126, 51) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 46%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 63%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.7%, 63%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.47, -5.15, 41.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.47, 41.74, 97.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.85% -0.0172 0.095) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.85% 0.097 100.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.5404, 20.5648, 6.1241) |
| Luminance | 0.2056 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Drab
#828344
ΔE00 5.13
Hazel
#8E7618
ΔE00 5.18
Baby Poop
#937C00
ΔE00 5.87
Olive
#808000
ΔE00 6.02
Ugly Brown
#7D7103
ΔE00 6.36
Puke Brown
#947706
ΔE00 6.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A7E33 #333F8A
analogous
#8A5333 #8A7E33 #6B8A33
triadic
#8A7E33 #338A7E #7E338A
tetradic
#8A7E33 #338A53 #333F8A #8A336B
square
#8A7E33 #338A53 #333F8A #8A336B
split-complementary
#8A7E33 #336B8A #53338A
monochromatic
#312C12 #5D5522 #8A7E33 #B7A744 #C9BD6E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.11
#8A7E33 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.11
#8A7E33 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8A7E33
5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A7E33 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A7E33 | 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)
#897B2B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D7F37
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#94756E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a7e33; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 126, 51); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.9% 0.097 100.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#afa36e',
500: '#8a7e33',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a7e33; $custom-light: #afa36e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a7e33",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 126,
"b": 51
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.724,
"s": 46.032,
"l": 37.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5885,
"c": 0.09654,
"h": 100.3
},
"luminance": 0.20564
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A7E33
secondary
#6772B1
accent
#64D652
background
#FBFAF6
surface
#F6F3EC
border
#D0CDC7
text
#110F07
muted
#807F7A