#8A7F2B#8A7F2B
#8A7F2B is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.208; OKLCH L 59.0% C 0.104 H 101.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A7F2B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 127, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 52%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 69%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8%, 68.8%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.68, -6.24, 45.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.68, 45.75, 97.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59% -0.0213 0.102) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59% 0.104 101.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.5074, 20.7572, 5.3167) |
| Luminance | 0.2076 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Olive
#808000
ΔE00 4.77
Hazel
#8E7618
ΔE00 5.11
Baby Poop
#937C00
ΔE00 5.15
Drab
#828344
ΔE00 5.66
Ugly Brown
#7D7103
ΔE00 5.95
Puke Brown
#947706
ΔE00 6.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A7F2B #2B368A
analogous
#8A502B #8A7F2B #658A2B
triadic
#8A7F2B #2B8A7F #7F2B8A
tetradic
#8A7F2B #2B8A50 #2B368A #8A2B65
square
#8A7F2B #2B8A50 #2B368A #8A2B65
split-complementary
#8A7F2B #2B658A #502B8A
monochromatic
#2D290E #5B541C #8A7F2B #B9AA3A #CEC161
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.08
#8A7F2B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.15
#8A7F2B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8A7F2B
5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A7F2B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A7F2B | 1.00 | 4.08 | 5.15 | 5.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8B7B20
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E8030
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#95766E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a7f2b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 127, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.0% 0.104 101.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#afa369',
500: '#8a7f2b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a7f2b; $custom-light: #afa369; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a7f2b",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 127,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.053,
"s": 52.486,
"l": 35.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58996,
"c": 0.10416,
"h": 101.8
},
"luminance": 0.20756
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A7F2B
secondary
#5D67B4
accent
#5DDC4C
background
#FBFAF6
surface
#F6F3EB
border
#D0CDC6
text
#110F07
muted
#807F7A