#8B841F#8B841F
#8B841F is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.221; OKLCH L 60.1% C 0.117 H 105.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B841F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 132, 31) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 64%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 78%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5%, 77.7%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.12, -9.15, 51.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.12, 52.30, 100.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.14% -0.0308 0.1127) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.14% 0.117 105.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.1469, 22.0912, 4.5515) |
| Luminance | 0.2209 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Olive
#808000
ΔE00 3.22
Baby Poop
#937C00
ΔE00 5.60
Shit Green
#758000
ΔE00 5.84
Drab
#828344
ΔE00 6.64
Swamp Green
#748500
ΔE00 6.67
Diarrhea
#9F8303
ΔE00 6.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B841F #1F268B
analogous
#8B4E1F #8B841F #5C8B1F
triadic
#8B841F #1F8B84 #841F8B
tetradic
#8B841F #1F8B4E #1F268B #8B1F5C
square
#8B841F #1F8B4E #1F268B #8B1F5C
split-complementary
#8B841F #1F5C8B #4E1F8B
monochromatic
#272509 #595414 #8B841F #BDB42A #D7CE4D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.88
#8B841F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.42
#8B841F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8B841F
5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B841F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B841F | 1.00 | 3.88 | 5.42 | 5.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#907F08
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#938327
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#967B71
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b841f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 132, 31); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.1% 0.117 105.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b0a763',
500: '#8b841f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b841f; $custom-light: #b0a763; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b841f",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 132,
"b": 31
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.111,
"s": 63.529,
"l": 33.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60138,
"c": 0.11685,
"h": 105.3
},
"luminance": 0.2209
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B841F
secondary
#4C53BA
accent
#4CE741
background
#FBFAF6
surface
#F6F4EB
border
#D0CEC6
text
#110F06
muted
#807F7A