#8B7F2B#8B7F2B
#8B7F2B is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.208; OKLCH L 59.1% C 0.104 H 101.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B7F2B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 127, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 53%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 69%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.6%, 69.1%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.78, -5.78, 45.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.78, 45.81, 97.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.09% -0.02 0.1022) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.09% 0.104 101.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.6737, 20.8429, 5.3245) |
| Luminance | 0.2084 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Hazel
#8E7618
ΔE00 4.88
Baby Poop
#937C00
ΔE00 4.90
Olive
#808000
ΔE00 4.99
Drab
#828344
ΔE00 5.89
Ugly Brown
#7D7103
ΔE00 6.00
Puke Brown
#947706
ΔE00 6.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B7F2B #2B378B
analogous
#8B4F2B #8B7F2B #678B2B
triadic
#8B7F2B #2B8B7F #7F2B8B
tetradic
#8B7F2B #2B8B4F #2B378B #8B2B67
square
#8B7F2B #2B8B4F #2B378B #8B2B67
split-complementary
#8B7F2B #2B678B #4F2B8B
monochromatic
#2E2A0E #5C541D #8B7F2B #BAAA39 #CEC162
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.06
#8B7F2B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.17
#8B7F2B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8B7F2B
5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B7F2B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B7F2B | 1.00 | 4.06 | 5.17 | 5.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8B7B20
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E8030
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#96766E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b7f2b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 127, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.1% 0.104 101.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b0a369',
500: '#8b7f2b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b7f2b; $custom-light: #b0a369; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b7f2b",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 127,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.5,
"s": 52.747,
"l": 35.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59093,
"c": 0.10415,
"h": 101.1
},
"luminance": 0.20842
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B7F2B
secondary
#5D68B5
accent
#5EDC4C
background
#FBFAF6
surface
#F6F3EB
border
#D0CDC6
text
#110F07
muted
#807F7A