#8D7017#8D7017

#8D7017 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.106 H 89.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D7017
RGB	rgb(141, 112, 23)
HSL	hsl(45, 72%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(45, 84%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 20.6%, 83.7%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.65, 2.67, 49.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.65, 49.44, 86.90°)
OKLab	oklab(55.84% 0.0017 0.1063)
OKLCH	oklch(55.84% 0.106 89.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.9344, 17.3141, 3.2605)
Luminance	0.1731 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D7017 #17348D

analogous

#8D3517 #8D7017 #6F8D17

triadic

#8D7017 #178D70 #70178D

tetradic

#8D7017 #178D35 #17348D #8D176F

square

#8D7017 #178D35 #17348D #8D176F

split-complementary

#8D7017 #176F8D #35178D

monochromatic

#241C06 #58460E #8D7017 #C29A20 #E0B83F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.71

#8D7017 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.46

#8D7017 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D7017

4.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D7017	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D7017	1.00	4.71	4.46	4.71
#FFFFFF	4.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E6F01

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#85771D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#996560

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d7017;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 112, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.106 89.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b3985d',
    500: '#8d7017',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d7017;
$custom-light: #b3985d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d7017",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 112,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 45.254,
    "s": 71.951,
    "l": 32.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55838,
    "c": 0.10634,
    "h": 89.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.17313
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D7017

secondary

#405FC0

accent

#66EF39

background

#FBF9F5

surface

#F6F2E9

border

#D0CCC5

text

#120D05

muted

#817E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D7017

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

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