#8A8922#8A8922
#8A8922 is a mid, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.120 H 108.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A8922 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 137, 34) |
| HSL | hsl(59, 60%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(59, 75%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0.7%, 75.4%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.49, -12.18, 51.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.49, 53.09, 103.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.21% -0.039 0.1137) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.21% 0.12 108.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.7164, 23.4107, 4.9932) |
| Luminance | 0.2341 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Olive
#808000
ΔE00 3.79
Shit Green
#758000
ΔE00 5.42
Swamp Green
#748500
ΔE00 5.51
Baby Shit Green
#889717
ΔE00 5.70
Baby Poop Green
#8F9805
ΔE00 5.75
Pea Soup
#929901
ΔE00 6.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A8922 #22238A
analogous
#8A5522 #8A8922 #578A22
triadic
#8A8922 #228A89 #89228A
tetradic
#8A8922 #228A55 #22238A #8A2257
square
#8A8922 #228A55 #22238A #8A2257
split-complementary
#8A8922 #22578A #55228A
monochromatic
#28280A #595816 #8A8922 #BBBA2E #D4D352
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.70
#8A8922 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.68
#8A8922 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8A8922
5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A8922 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A8922 | 1.00 | 3.70 | 5.68 | 5.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#95830C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#96862A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#948075
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a8922; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 137, 34); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.120 108.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#afab66',
500: '#8a8922',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a8922; $custom-light: #afab66; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a8922",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 137,
"b": 34
},
"hsl": {
"h": 59.423,
"s": 60.465,
"l": 33.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61214,
"c": 0.12022,
"h": 108.9
},
"luminance": 0.2341
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A8922
secondary
#5051B8
accent
#46E444
background
#FBFAF6
surface
#F6F4EB
border
#D0CEC6
text
#111006
muted
#807F7A