#8B7922#8B7922
#8B7922 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.193; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.106 H 97.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B7922 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 121, 34) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 61%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 76%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.9%, 75.5%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.01, -2.92, 47.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.01, 47.53, 93.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.67% -0.0129 0.1047) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.67% 0.106 97.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.7745, 19.2801, 4.2983) |
| Luminance | 0.1928 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Hazel
#8E7618
ΔE00 2.21
Baby Poop
#937C00
ΔE00 3.61
Puke Brown
#947706
ΔE00 4.03
Poo
#8F7303
ΔE00 4.05
Ugly Brown
#7D7103
ΔE00 4.49
Yellowish Brown
#9B7A01
ΔE00 5.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B7922 #22348B
analogous
#8B4522 #8B7922 #698B22
triadic
#8B7922 #228B79 #79228B
tetradic
#8B7922 #228B45 #22348B #8B2269
square
#8B7922 #228B45 #22348B #8B2269
split-complementary
#8B7922 #22698B #45228B
monochromatic
#29230A #5A4E16 #8B7922 #BCA42E #D5BE53
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.32
#8B7922 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.86
#8B7922 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8B7922
4.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B7922 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B7922 | 1.00 | 4.32 | 4.86 | 4.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#867613
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A7C27
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#966F68
Achromatopsia (no color)
#797979
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b7922; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 121, 34); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.106 97.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b09f64',
500: '#8b7922',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b7922; $custom-light: #b09f64; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b7922",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 121,
"b": 34
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.714,
"s": 60.694,
"l": 33.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57674,
"c": 0.10551,
"h": 97.1
},
"luminance": 0.19279
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B7922
secondary
#5062B8
accent
#5FE444
background
#FBF9F6
surface
#F6F2EB
border
#D0CCC6
text
#110E06
muted
#807E7A