#8E731B#8E731B

#8E731B is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.181; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.106 H 90.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E731B
RGB	rgb(142, 115, 27)
HSL	hsl(46, 68%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(46, 81%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 19%, 81%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.61, 1.57, 48.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.61, 48.90, 88.16°)
OKLab	oklab(56.62% -0.0011 0.1061)
OKLCH	oklch(56.62% 0.106 90.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.4849, 18.0925, 3.6080)
Luminance	0.1809 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E731B #1B368E

analogous

#8E391B #8E731B #6F8E1B

triadic

#8E731B #1B8E73 #731B8E

tetradic

#8E731B #1B8E39 #1B368E #8E1B6F

square

#8E731B #1B8E39 #1B368E #8E1B6F

split-complementary

#8E731B #1B6F8E #391B8E

monochromatic

#272007 #5B4911 #8E731B #C19D25 #DCB947

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.55

#8E731B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.62

#8E731B on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8E731B

4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E731B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8E731B	1.00	4.55	4.62	4.62
#FFFFFF	4.55	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.62	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.62	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#817207

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#887920

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A6962

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e731b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 115, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.106 90.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b39a5f',
    500: '#8e731b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e731b;
$custom-light: #b39a5f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e731b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 115,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 45.913,
    "s": 68.047,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56622,
    "c": 0.10614,
    "h": 90.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.18091
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E731B

secondary

#4763BE

accent

#66EB3D

background

#FBF9F5

surface

#F6F2EA

border

#D0CCC6

text

#120E05

muted

#817E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E731B

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

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