#8E7217#8E7217

#8E7217 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.108 H 90.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E7217
RGB	rgb(142, 114, 23)
HSL	hsl(46, 72%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(46, 84%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 19.7%, 83.8%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.31, 2.00, 49.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.31, 50.02, 87.71°)
OKLab	oklab(56.38% -0.0003 0.1076)
OKLCH	oklch(56.38% 0.108 90.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.3284, 17.8484, 3.3428)
Luminance	0.1785 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E7217 #17338E

analogous

#8E3617 #8E7217 #6F8E17

triadic

#8E7217 #178E72 #72178E

tetradic

#8E7217 #178E36 #17338E #8E176F

square

#8E7217 #178E36 #17338E #8E176F

split-complementary

#8E7217 #176F8E #36178E

monochromatic

#251D06 #59480E #8E7217 #C39C20 #E0BA3F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.60

#8E7217 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.57

#8E7217 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E7217

4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E7217	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E7217	1.00	4.60	4.57	4.60
#FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#807100

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#87781D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A6761

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e7217;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 114, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.108 90.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b39a5e',
    500: '#8e7217',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e7217;
$custom-light: #b39a5e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e7217",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 45.882,
    "s": 72.121,
    "l": 32.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56381,
    "c": 0.10761,
    "h": 90.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.17847
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E7217

secondary

#405FC0

accent

#64EF39

background

#FBF9F5

surface

#F6F2E9

border

#D0CCC5

text

#120E05

muted

#817E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E7217

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

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