#8E861B#8E861B
#8E861B is a mid, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.229; OKLCH L 60.9% C 0.120 H 104.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E861B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 134, 27) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 68%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 81%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.6%, 81%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.95, -9.02, 53.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.95, 54.42, 99.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.86% -0.031 0.1164) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.86% 0.12 104.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.8791, 22.8809, 4.4060) |
| Luminance | 0.2288 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Olive
#808000
ΔE00 3.75
Baby Poop
#937C00
ΔE00 5.50
Diarrhea
#9F8303
ΔE00 6.32
Shit Green
#758000
ΔE00 6.45
Baby Poop Green
#8F9805
ΔE00 7.07
Swamp Green
#748500
ΔE00 7.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E861B #1B238E
analogous
#8E4C1B #8E861B #5C8E1B
triadic
#8E861B #1B8E86 #861B8E
tetradic
#8E861B #1B8E4C #1B238E #8E1B5C
square
#8E861B #1B8E4C #1B238E #8E1B5C
split-complementary
#8E861B #1B5C8E #4C1B8E
monochromatic
#272507 #5B5511 #8E861B #C1B725 #DCD247
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.77
#8E861B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.58
#8E861B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8E861B
5.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E861B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E861B | 1.00 | 3.77 | 5.58 | 5.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#938100
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#958624
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#997C72
Achromatopsia (no color)
#838383
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e861b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 134, 27); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.9% 0.120 104.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b3a862',
500: '#8e861b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e861b; $custom-light: #b3a862; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e861b",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 134,
"b": 27
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.826,
"s": 68.047,
"l": 33.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60855,
"c": 0.12048,
"h": 104.9
},
"luminance": 0.2288
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E861B
secondary
#474FBE
accent
#49EB3D
background
#FBFAF6
surface
#F6F4EB
border
#D0CEC6
text
#110F06
muted
#807F7A