#8D8253#8D8253

#8D8253 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.223; OKLCH L 60.5% C 0.066 H 96.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D8253
RGB	rgb(141, 130, 83)
HSL	hsl(49, 26%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(49, 41%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 7.8%, 41.1%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.29, -3.00, 26.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.29, 27.11, 96.35°)
OKLab	oklab(60.5% -0.0076 0.066)
OKLCH	oklch(60.5% 0.066 96.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.5289, 22.2532, 11.3958)
Luminance	0.2225 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D8253 #535E8D

analogous

#8D6553 #8D8253 #7B8D53

triadic

#8D8253 #538D82 #82538D

tetradic

#8D8253 #538D65 #535E8D #8D537B

square

#8D8253 #538D65 #535E8D #8D537B

split-complementary

#8D8253 #537B8D #65538D

monochromatic

#403B26 #665E3C #8D8253 #ACA171 #C2BA98

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.85

#8D8253 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.45

#8D8253 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8D8253

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D8253	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8D8253	1.00	3.85	5.45	5.45
#FFFFFF	3.85	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.45	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.45	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8B8050

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8E8355

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#957B76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d8253;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 130, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.5% 0.066 96.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#afa684',
    500: '#8d8253',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d8253;
$custom-light: #afa684;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d8253",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 130,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 48.621,
    "s": 25.893,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60497,
    "c": 0.06648,
    "h": 96.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.22253
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D8253

secondary

#8C93B0

accent

#77C266

background

#FAFAF8

surface

#F5F4EF

border

#CFCECA

text

#100F0B

muted

#7F7F7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D8253

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

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