#8c7c38

Color #8c7c38

A moderately saturated dark yellow.

Closest named color Dark Olive Green #556b2f · ΔE 20.55 Nearest Tailwind class olive-500 #7c7c67 · ΔE 13.2

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Conversions

HEX

#8c7c38

RGB

rgb(140, 124, 56)

HSL

hsl(48.6, 42.9%, 38.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(48.6, 60%, 54.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 11.4%, 60%, 45.1%)

LAB

lab(52.15, -2.75, 38.67)

LCH

lch(52.15, 38.77, 94.07)

OKLCH

oklch(58.7%, 0.0902, 96.24)

HWB

hwb(48.6, 22%, 45.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#38488c

Analogous

#8c5238

#8c7c38

#728c38

Triadic

#8c7c38

#388c7c

#7c388c

Split-complementary

#8c7c38

#38728c

#52388c

Tetradic

#8c7c38

#488c38

#38488c

#7c388c

Square

#8c7c38

#388c52

#38488c

#8c3872

Shades

Color #8c7c38 mixed toward black.

#75672f

#5d5325

#463e1c

#2f2913

#171509

Tints

Color #8c7c38 mixed toward white.

#b19d47

#c3b269

#d2c58f

#e1d9b4

#f0ecda

Tones

Color #8c7c38 mixed toward gray.

#85783f

#7e7346

#776f4d

#706b54

#69665b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.06:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#85854f · ΔE 6.7

Deuteranopia

#868754 · ΔE 7.6

Tritanopia

#8b5d60 · ΔE 30.2

Achromatopsia

#7c7c7c · ΔE 20.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8c7c38;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c7c38]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Frequently asked questions

#8c7c38 (#8c7c38) is rgb(140, 124, 56) in RGB.

No, #8c7c38 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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