#8B7E1A#8B7E1A
#8B7E1A is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 58.7% C 0.114 H 101.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B7E1A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 126, 26) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 68%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 81%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.4%, 81.3%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.38, -6.06, 51.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.38, 51.95, 96.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.75% -0.0226 0.1119) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.75% 0.114 101.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.2957, 20.4861, 3.9676) |
| Luminance | 0.2049 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Baby Poop
#937C00
ΔE00 3.53
Olive
#808000
ΔE00 4.15
Hazel
#8E7618
ΔE00 4.33
Ugly Brown
#7D7103
ΔE00 5.18
Puke Brown
#947706
ΔE00 5.41
Diarrhea
#9F8303
ΔE00 5.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B7E1A #1A278B
analogous
#8B451A #8B7E1A #608B1A
triadic
#8B7E1A #1A8B7E #7E1A8B
tetradic
#8B7E1A #1A8B45 #1A278B #8B1A60
square
#8B7E1A #1A8B45 #1A278B #8B1A60
split-complementary
#8B7E1A #1A608B #451A8B
monochromatic
#242107 #574F10 #8B7E1A #BFAD24 #DCCA43
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.12
#8B7E1A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.10
#8B7E1A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8B7E1A
5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B7E1A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B7E1A | 1.00 | 4.12 | 5.10 | 5.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8B7A00
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E7F22
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#96746C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b7e1a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 126, 26); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.7% 0.114 101.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b1a360',
500: '#8b7e1a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b7e1a; $custom-light: #b1a360; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b7e1a",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 126,
"b": 26
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.097,
"s": 68.485,
"l": 32.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58745,
"c": 0.11417,
"h": 101.4
},
"luminance": 0.20485
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B7E1A
secondary
#4452BD
accent
#51EB3C
background
#FBF9F6
surface
#F6F2EB
border
#D0CCC6
text
#110F05
muted
#807E7A