#8F8722#8F8722

#8F8722 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.117 H 104.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8F8722
RGB	rgb(143, 135, 34)
HSL	hsl(56, 62%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(56, 76%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 5.6%, 76.2%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.36, -8.82, 51.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.36, 52.46, 99.68°)
OKLab	oklab(61.22% -0.0298 0.1136)
OKLCH	oklch(61.22% 0.117 104.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.2813, 23.2839, 4.9390)
Luminance	0.2328 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8F8722 #222A8F

analogous

#8F5022 #8F8722 #618F22

triadic

#8F8722 #228F87 #87228F

tetradic

#8F8722 #228F50 #222A8F #8F2261

square

#8F8722 #228F50 #222A8F #8F2261

split-complementary

#8F8722 #22618F #50228F

monochromatic

#2C2A0A #5E5816 #8F8722 #C0B62E #D7CD55

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.71

#8F8722 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.66

#8F8722 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8F8722

5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8F8722	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8F8722	1.00	3.71	5.66	5.66
#FFFFFF	3.71	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.66	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.66	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#93820D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#968729

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A7D74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8f8722;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(143, 135, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.117 104.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b3a965',
    500: '#8f8722',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8f8722;
$custom-light: #b3a965;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8f8722",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 143,
    "g": 135,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 55.596,
    "s": 61.582,
    "l": 34.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61218,
    "c": 0.11746,
    "h": 104.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.23283
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8F8722

secondary

#525ABA

accent

#4FE543

background

#FBFAF6

surface

#F6F4EB

border

#D0CEC6

text

#110F06

muted

#807F7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8F8722

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

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