#8B7F2D#8B7F2D
#8B7F2D is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.209; OKLCH L 59.1% C 0.103 H 100.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B7F2D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 127, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 51%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 68%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.6%, 67.6%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.79, -5.66, 44.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.79, 44.94, 97.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.11% -0.0194 0.1007) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.11% 0.103 100.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.7113, 20.8580, 5.5225) |
| Luminance | 0.2086 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Hazel
#8E7618
ΔE00 4.95
Baby Poop
#937C00
ΔE00 5.10
Olive
#808000
ΔE00 5.20
Drab
#828344
ΔE00 5.69
Ugly Brown
#7D7103
ΔE00 6.12
Puke Brown
#947706
ΔE00 6.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B7F2D #2D398B
analogous
#8B502D #8B7F2D #688B2D
triadic
#8B7F2D #2D8B7F #7F2D8B
tetradic
#8B7F2D #2D8B50 #2D398B #8B2D68
square
#8B7F2D #2D8B50 #2D398B #8B2D68
split-complementary
#8B7F2D #2D688B #502D8B
monochromatic
#2F2B0F #5D551E #8B7F2D #B9A93C #CDC065
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.06
#8B7F2D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.17
#8B7F2D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8B7F2D
5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B7F2D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B7F2D | 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)
#8B7B22
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E8032
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#96766E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b7f2d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 127, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.1% 0.103 100.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b0a36a',
500: '#8b7f2d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b7f2d; $custom-light: #b0a36a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b7f2d",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 127,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.34,
"s": 51.087,
"l": 36.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59112,
"c": 0.10257,
"h": 100.9
},
"luminance": 0.20857
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B7F2D
secondary
#606BB4
accent
#5FDB4D
background
#FBFAF6
surface
#F6F3EB
border
#D0CDC6
text
#110F07
muted
#807F7A