#8C8D2F#8C8D2F

#8C8D2F is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.248; OKLCH L 62.4% C 0.115 H 109.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C8D2F
RGB	rgb(140, 141, 47)
HSL	hsl(61, 50%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(61, 67%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0.7%, 0%, 66.7%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.91, -12.70, 48.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.91, 49.66, 104.82°)
OKLab	oklab(62.42% -0.0392 0.1083)
OKLCH	oklch(62.42% 0.115 109.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.8538, 24.8310, 6.3831)
Luminance	0.2483 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C8D2F #302F8D

analogous

#8D5F2F #8C8D2F #5D8D2F

triadic

#8C8D2F #2F8C8D #8D2F8C

tetradic

#8C8D2F #2F8D5F #302F8D #8D2F5D

square

#8C8D2F #2F8D5F #302F8D #8D2F5D

split-complementary

#8C8D2F #2F5D8D #5F2F8D

monochromatic

#313110 #5E5F20 #8C8D2F #BABB3E #CCCD69

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.52

#8C8D2F on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.97

#8C8D2F on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8C8D2F

5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C8D2F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8C8D2F	1.00	3.52	5.97	5.97
#FFFFFF	3.52	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.97	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.97	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#988722

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#998A35

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#96847A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#898989

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c8d2f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 141, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.4% 0.115 109.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b0ae6d',
    500: '#8c8d2f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c8d2f;
$custom-light: #b0ae6d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c8d2f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 60.638,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62416,
    "c": 0.11515,
    "h": 109.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.2483
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C8D2F

secondary

#6464B4

accent

#4EDA50

background

#FBFAF6

surface

#F6F4EC

border

#D0CEC7

text

#111007

muted

#807F7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C8D2F

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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