#8B7D1D#8B7D1D
#8B7D1D is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.202; OKLCH L 58.5% C 0.112 H 100.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B7D1D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 125, 29) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 65%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 79%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.1%, 79.1%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.11, -5.38, 50.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.11, 50.63, 96.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.54% -0.0204 0.1099) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.54% 0.112 100.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.2037, 20.2458, 4.1111) |
| Luminance | 0.2024 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Baby Poop
#937C00
ΔE00 3.45
Hazel
#8E7618
ΔE00 3.85
Olive
#808000
ΔE00 4.60
Ugly Brown
#7D7103
ΔE00 4.96
Puke Brown
#947706
ΔE00 5.09
Poo
#8F7303
ΔE00 5.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B7D1D #1D2B8B
analogous
#8B461D #8B7D1D #628B1D
triadic
#8B7D1D #1D8B7D #7D1D8B
tetradic
#8B7D1D #1D8B46 #1D2B8B #8B1D62
square
#8B7D1D #1D8B46 #1D2B8B #8B1D62
split-complementary
#8B7D1D #1D628B #461D8B
monochromatic
#262208 #584F12 #8B7D1D #BEAB28 #D9C749
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.16
#8B7D1D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.05
#8B7D1D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8B7D1D
5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B7D1D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B7D1D | 1.00 | 4.16 | 5.05 | 5.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8A7907
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E7F24
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#96736B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b7d1d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 125, 29); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.5% 0.112 100.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b0a262',
500: '#8b7d1d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b7d1d; $custom-light: #b0a262; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b7d1d",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 125,
"b": 29
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.364,
"s": 65.476,
"l": 32.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58537,
"c": 0.11174,
"h": 100.5
},
"luminance": 0.20245
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B7D1D
secondary
#4957BB
accent
#55E83F
background
#FBF9F6
surface
#F6F2EB
border
#D0CCC6
text
#110F05
muted
#807E7A