#8E7D4A#8E7D4A
#8E7D4A is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.209; OKLCH L 59.3% C 0.073 H 91.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E7D4A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 125, 74) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 31%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 48%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12%, 47.9%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.85, -0.76, 30.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.85, 30.10, 91.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.34% -0.002 0.0726) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.34% 0.073 91.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.7256, 20.9132, 9.4749) |
| Luminance | 0.2091 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 6.50
Drab
#828344
ΔE00 6.88
Brown Grey
#8D8468
ΔE00 7.15
Dirt
#8A6E45
ΔE00 7.32
Dark Sand
#A88F59
ΔE00 7.46
Coffee
#A6814C
ΔE00 7.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E7D4A #4A5B8E
analogous
#8E5B4A #8E7D4A #7D8E4A
triadic
#8E7D4A #4A8E7D #7D4A8E
tetradic
#8E7D4A #4A8E5B #4A5B8E #8E4A7D
square
#8E7D4A #4A8E5B #4A5B8E #8E4A7D
split-complementary
#8E7D4A #4A7D8E #5B4A8E
monochromatic
#3E3620 #665A35 #8E7D4A #AF9D66 #C4B78E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.05
#8E7D4A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.18
#8E7D4A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8E7D4A
5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E7D4A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E7D4A | 1.00 | 4.05 | 5.18 | 5.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#877B46
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C804C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#977671
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e7d4a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 125, 74); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.3% 0.073 91.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b0a27d',
500: '#8e7d4a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e7d4a; $custom-light: #b0a27d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e7d4a",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 125,
"b": 74
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45,
"s": 31.481,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59336,
"c": 0.07267,
"h": 91.6
},
"luminance": 0.20912
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E7D4A
secondary
#848FB0
accent
#7AC860
background
#FBF9F7
surface
#F6F2EE
border
#D0CCC9
text
#110F0A
muted
#807E7C