#8E7E1C#8E7E1C
#8E7E1C is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.208; OKLCH L 59.1% C 0.113 H 99.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E7E1C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 126, 28) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 67%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 80%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.3%, 80.3%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.68, -4.58, 51.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.68, 51.52, 95.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.06% -0.0184 0.1116) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.06% 0.113 99.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.8267, 20.7573, 4.1133) |
| Luminance | 0.2076 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Baby Poop
#937C00
ΔE00 2.80
Hazel
#8E7618
ΔE00 3.67
Puke Brown
#947706
ΔE00 4.60
Diarrhea
#9F8303
ΔE00 4.98
Olive
#808000
ΔE00 5.12
Poo
#8F7303
ΔE00 5.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E7E1C #1C2C8E
analogous
#8E451C #8E7E1C #658E1C
triadic
#8E7E1C #1C8E7E #7E1C8E
tetradic
#8E7E1C #1C8E45 #1C2C8E #8E1C65
square
#8E7E1C #1C8E45 #1C2C8E #8E1C65
split-complementary
#8E7E1C #1C658E #451C8E
monochromatic
#282308 #5B5112 #8E7E1C #C1AB26 #DBC749
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.08
#8E7E1C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.15
#8E7E1C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8E7E1C
5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E7E1C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E7E1C | 1.00 | 4.08 | 5.15 | 5.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8B7A04
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F8023
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9A746C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e7e1c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 126, 28); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.1% 0.113 99.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b3a361',
500: '#8e7e1c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e7e1c; $custom-light: #b3a361; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e7e1c",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 126,
"b": 28
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.579,
"s": 67.059,
"l": 33.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59055,
"c": 0.1131,
"h": 99.4
},
"luminance": 0.20756
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E7E1C
secondary
#4959BD
accent
#56EA3E
background
#FBF9F6
surface
#F6F2EB
border
#D0CCC6
text
#110F05
muted
#807E7A