#8B7B2F#8B7B2F
#8B7B2F is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.199; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.097 H 97.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B7B2F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 123, 47) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 49%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 66%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.5%, 66.2%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.68, -3.30, 42.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.68, 42.61, 94.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.23% -0.0124 0.0966) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.23% 0.097 97.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.2443, 19.8610, 5.5613) |
| Luminance | 0.1986 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Hazel
#8E7618
ΔE00 3.71
Baby Poop
#937C00
ΔE00 5.04
Puke Brown
#947706
ΔE00 5.47
Poo
#8F7303
ΔE00 5.60
Ugly Brown
#7D7103
ΔE00 5.65
Drab
#828344
ΔE00 6.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B7B2F #2F3F8B
analogous
#8B4D2F #8B7B2F #6D8B2F
triadic
#8B7B2F #2F8B7B #7B2F8B
tetradic
#8B7B2F #2F8B4D #2F3F8B #8B2F6D
square
#8B7B2F #2F8B4D #2F3F8B #8B2F6D
split-complementary
#8B7B2F #2F6D8B #4D2F8B
monochromatic
#302A10 #5D5320 #8B7B2F #B9A33E #CCBB68
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.22
#8B7B2F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.97
#8B7B2F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8B7B2F
4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B7B2F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B7B2F | 1.00 | 4.22 | 4.97 | 4.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#877826
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B7E33
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#96726B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b7b2f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 123, 47); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.097 97.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b0a06b',
500: '#8b7b2f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b7b2f; $custom-light: #b0a06b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b7b2f",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 123,
"b": 47
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.565,
"s": 49.462,
"l": 36.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58234,
"c": 0.09741,
"h": 97.3
},
"luminance": 0.1986
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B7B2F
secondary
#6371B3
accent
#67D94F
background
#FBF9F6
surface
#F6F2EB
border
#D0CCC6
text
#110E07
muted
#807E7A