#8a7f42

Color #8a7f42

A muted medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Olive Green #556b2f · ΔE 18.31 Nearest Tailwind class olive-500 #7c7c67 · ΔE 11.6

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Conversions

HEX

#8a7f42

RGB

rgb(138, 127, 66)

HSL

hsl(50.8, 35.3%, 40%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(50.8, 52.2%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8%, 52.2%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(52.92, -4.45, 34.38)

LCH

lch(52.92, 34.67, 97.38)

OKLCH

oklch(59.3%, 0.0827, 99.33)

HWB

hwb(50.8, 25.9%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#424d8a

Analogous

#8a5b42

#8a7f42

#718a42

Triadic

#8a7f42

#428a7f

#7f428a

Split-complementary

#8a7f42

#42718a

#5b428a

Tetradic

#8a7f42

#4d8a42

#424d8a

#7f428a

Square

#8a7f42

#428a5b

#424d8a

#8a4271

Shades

Color #8a7f42 mixed toward black.

#736a37

#5c552c

#453f21

#2e2a16

#17150b

Tints

Color #8a7f42 mixed toward white.

#ad9f52

#bdb275

#cec597

#ded8ba

#efecdc

Tones

Color #8a7f42 mixed toward gray.

#847b48

#7e774e

#787254

#726e5a

#6c6a60

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.2:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.2:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#858556 · ΔE 5.4

Deuteranopia

#86875a · ΔE 6.2

Tritanopia

#896265 · ΔE 29.3

Achromatopsia

#7e7e7e · ΔE 19.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a7f42;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a7f42]

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Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#8a7f42 (#8a7f42) is rgb(138, 127, 66) in RGB.

No, #8a7f42 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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