#8E8B2D#8E8B2D

#8E8B2D is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.244; OKLCH L 62.1% C 0.114 H 107.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E8B2D
RGB	rgb(142, 139, 45)
HSL	hsl(58, 52%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(58, 68%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 2.1%, 68.3%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.49, -10.86, 48.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.49, 49.68, 102.62°)
OKLab	oklab(62.12% -0.0344 0.1089)
OKLCH	oklch(62.12% 0.114 107.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.8623, 24.4062, 6.0940)
Luminance	0.2440 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E8B2D #2D308E

analogous

#8E5B2D #8E8B2D #618E2D

triadic

#8E8B2D #2D8E8B #8B2D8E

tetradic

#8E8B2D #2D8E5B #2D308E #8E2D61

square

#8E8B2D #2D8E5B #2D308E #8E2D61

split-complementary

#8E8B2D #2D618E #5B2D8E

monochromatic

#313010 #605E1E #8E8B2D #BCB83C #CFCC67

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.57

#8E8B2D on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.88

#8E8B2D on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8E8B2D

5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E8B2D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8E8B2D	1.00	3.57	5.88	5.88
#FFFFFF	3.57	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.88	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.88	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#978620

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#988933

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#988278

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e8b2d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 139, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.1% 0.114 107.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b2ac6c',
    500: '#8e8b2d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e8b2d;
$custom-light: #b2ac6c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e8b2d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 58.144,
    "s": 51.872,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6212,
    "c": 0.11415,
    "h": 107.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.24405
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E8B2D

secondary

#6164B5

accent

#51DB4C

background

#FBFAF6

surface

#F6F4EC

border

#D0CEC7

text

#111007

muted

#807F7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E8B2D

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

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