#8a7e38

Color #8a7e38

A moderately saturated dark yellow.

Closest named color Dark Olive Green #556b2f · ΔE 19.36 Nearest Tailwind class olive-500 #7c7c67 · ΔE 13.1

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#8a7e38

RGB

rgb(138, 126, 56)

HSL

hsl(51.2, 42.3%, 38%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(51.2, 59.4%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8.7%, 59.4%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(52.52, -4.77, 39.04)

LCH

lch(52.52, 39.33, 96.97)

OKLCH

oklch(58.9%, 0.0919, 99.71)

HWB

hwb(51.2, 22%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#38448a

Analogous

#8a5538

#8a7e38

#6d8a38

Triadic

#8a7e38

#388a7e

#7e388a

Split-complementary

#8a7e38

#386d8a

#55388a

Tetradic

#8a7e38

#448a38

#38448a

#7e388a

Square

#8a7e38

#388a55

#38448a

#8a386d

Shades

Color #8a7e38 mixed toward black.

#73692f

#5c5425

#453f1c

#2e2a13

#171509

Tints

Color #8a7e38 mixed toward white.

#afa047

#c2b569

#d1c88f

#e1dab4

#f0edda

Tones

Color #8a7e38 mixed toward gray.

#83793f

#7c7446

#756f4c

#6f6b53

#68665a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.12:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#858550 · ΔE 5.9

Deuteranopia

#868755 · ΔE 6.9

Tritanopia

#895e61 · ΔE 31

Achromatopsia

#7d7d7d · ΔE 20.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #8a7e38;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a7e38]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#8a7e38 (#8a7e38) is rgb(138, 126, 56) in RGB.

No, #8a7e38 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #8a7e38, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast