#8A7E37#8A7E37
#8A7E37 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.206; OKLCH L 58.9% C 0.093 H 99.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A7E37 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 126, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 43%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 60%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.7%, 60.1%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.51, -4.85, 39.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.51, 39.82, 96.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.9% -0.0158 0.0915) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.9% 0.093 99.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.6324, 20.6016, 6.6087) |
| Luminance | 0.2060 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Drab
#828344
ΔE00 4.82
Hazel
#8E7618
ΔE00 5.52
Baby Poop
#937C00
ΔE00 6.41
Olive
#808000
ΔE00 6.59
Ugly Brown
#7D7103
ΔE00 6.78
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 6.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A7E37 #37438A
analogous
#8A5437 #8A7E37 #6C8A37
triadic
#8A7E37 #378A7E #7E378A
tetradic
#8A7E37 #378A54 #37438A #8A376C
square
#8A7E37 #378A54 #37438A #8A376C
split-complementary
#8A7E37 #376C8A #54378A
monochromatic
#322E14 #5E5626 #8A7E37 #B6A648 #C8BB74
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.10
#8A7E37 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.12
#8A7E37 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8A7E37
5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A7E37 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A7E37 | 1.00 | 4.10 | 5.12 | 5.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#897B30
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C7F3A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#94766E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a7e37; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 126, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.9% 0.093 99.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#aea370',
500: '#8a7e37',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a7e37; $custom-light: #aea370; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a7e37",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 126,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.325,
"s": 43.005,
"l": 37.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58895,
"c": 0.09286,
"h": 99.8
},
"luminance": 0.20601
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A7E37
secondary
#6D76B0
accent
#67D355
background
#FBFAF6
surface
#F6F3EC
border
#D0CDC7
text
#110F08
muted
#807F7B