#8B7D20#8B7D20
#8B7D20 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.203; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.110 H 100.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B7D20 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 125, 32) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 63%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 77%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.1%, 77%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.13, -5.25, 49.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.13, 49.55, 96.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.56% -0.0198 0.1082) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.56% 0.11 100.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.2427, 20.2613, 4.3161) |
| Luminance | 0.2026 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Baby Poop
#937C00
ΔE00 3.64
Hazel
#8E7618
ΔE00 3.84
Olive
#808000
ΔE00 4.75
Ugly Brown
#7D7103
ΔE00 5.03
Puke Brown
#947706
ΔE00 5.16
Poo
#8F7303
ΔE00 5.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B7D20 #202E8B
analogous
#8B4720 #8B7D20 #638B20
triadic
#8B7D20 #208B7D #7D208B
tetradic
#8B7D20 #208B47 #202E8B #8B2063
square
#8B7D20 #208B47 #202E8B #8B2063
split-complementary
#8B7D20 #20638B #47208B
monochromatic
#282409 #595015 #8B7D20 #BDAA2B #D6C54F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.16
#8B7D20 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.05
#8B7D20 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8B7D20
5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B7D20 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B7D20 | 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)
#8A790E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D7F26
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#96736B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b7d20; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 125, 32); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.110 100.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b0a263',
500: '#8b7d20',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b7d20; $custom-light: #b0a263; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b7d20",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 125,
"b": 32
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.15,
"s": 62.573,
"l": 33.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58556,
"c": 0.10999,
"h": 100.4
},
"luminance": 0.2026
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B7D20
secondary
#4D5BBA
accent
#58E642
background
#FBF9F6
surface
#F6F2EB
border
#D0CCC6
text
#110F06
muted
#807E7A