#8E862D#8E862D

#8E862D is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.230; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.109 H 104.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E862D
RGB	rgb(142, 134, 45)
HSL	hsl(55, 52%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(55, 68%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 5.6%, 68.3%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.06, -8.15, 47.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.06, 47.72, 99.83°)
OKLab	oklab(60.98% -0.0267 0.1058)
OKLCH	oklch(60.98% 0.109 104.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.1549, 22.9912, 5.8582)
Luminance	0.2299 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E862D #2D358E

analogous

#8E562D #8E862D #668E2D

triadic

#8E862D #2D8E86 #862D8E

tetradic

#8E862D #2D8E56 #2D358E #8E2D66

square

#8E862D #2D8E56 #2D358E #8E2D66

split-complementary

#8E862D #2D668E #562D8E

monochromatic

#312E10 #605A1E #8E862D #BCB23C #CFC667

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.75

#8E862D on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.60

#8E862D on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8E862D

5.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E862D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8E862D	1.00	3.75	5.60	5.60
#FFFFFF	3.75	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.60	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.60	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#928121

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#958632

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#997D74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e862d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 134, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.109 104.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b2a96b',
    500: '#8e862d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e862d;
$custom-light: #b2a96b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e862d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 134,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 55.052,
    "s": 51.872,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60982,
    "c": 0.1091,
    "h": 104.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.2299
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E862D

secondary

#6168B5

accent

#58DB4C

background

#FBFAF6

surface

#F6F4EB

border

#D0CEC6

text

#110F07

muted

#807F7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E862D

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

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