#8E802C#8E802C

#8E802C is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.214; OKLCH L 59.6% C 0.104 H 99.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E802C
RGB	rgb(142, 128, 44)
HSL	hsl(51, 53%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(51, 69%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 9.9%, 69%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.35, -4.90, 45.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.35, 45.95, 96.13°)
OKLab	oklab(59.62% -0.0176 0.1028)
OKLCH	oklch(59.62% 0.104 99.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.3300, 21.3719, 5.4894)
Luminance	0.2137 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E802C #2C3A8E

analogous

#8E4F2C #8E802C #6B8E2C

triadic

#8E802C #2C8E80 #802C8E

tetradic

#8E802C #2C8E4F #2C3A8E #8E2C6B

square

#8E802C #2C8E4F #2C3A8E #8E2C6B

split-complementary

#8E802C #2C6B8E #4F2C8E

monochromatic

#312C0F #5F561E #8E802C #BDAA3A #CFC065

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.98

#8E802C on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.27

#8E802C on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8E802C

5.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E802C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8E802C	1.00	3.98	5.27	5.27
#FFFFFF	3.98	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.27	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.27	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8C7C21

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#908231

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#99776F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7F7F7F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e802c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 128, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.6% 0.104 99.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b2a46a',
    500: '#8e802c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e802c;
$custom-light: #b2a46a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e802c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 128,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 51.429,
    "s": 52.688,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59622,
    "c": 0.1043,
    "h": 99.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.21371
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E802C

secondary

#606CB6

accent

#60DC4C

background

#FBFAF6

surface

#F6F4EB

border

#D0CEC6

text

#110F07

muted

#807F7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E802C

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