#8c7d39

Color #8c7d39

A moderately saturated dark yellow.

Closest named color Dark Olive Green #556b2f · ΔE 20.25 Nearest Tailwind class olive-500 #7c7c67 · ΔE 13.1

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Conversions

HEX

#8c7d39

RGB

rgb(140, 125, 57)

HSL

hsl(49.2, 42.1%, 38.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(49.2, 59.3%, 54.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 10.7%, 59.3%, 45.1%)

LAB

lab(52.44, -3.23, 38.5)

LCH

lch(52.44, 38.64, 94.8)

OKLCH

oklch(58.9%, 0.0902, 97.01)

HWB

hwb(49.2, 22.4%, 45.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#39488c

Analogous

#8c5439

#8c7d39

#718c39

Triadic

#8c7d39

#398c7d

#7d398c

Split-complementary

#8c7d39

#39718c

#54398c

Tetradic

#8c7d39

#488c39

#39488c

#7d398c

Square

#8c7d39

#398c54

#39488c

#8c3971

Shades

Color #8c7d39 mixed toward black.

#75682f

#5d5326

#463e1c

#2f2a13

#171509

Tints

Color #8c7d39 mixed toward white.

#b19e48

#c3b36b

#d2c690

#e1d9b5

#f0ecda

Tones

Color #8c7d39 mixed toward gray.

#857940

#7e7447

#77704e

#706b55

#69675c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.11:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.11:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#868650 · ΔE 6.5

Deuteranopia

#878855 · ΔE 7.4

Tritanopia

#8b5e61 · ΔE 30.3

Achromatopsia

#7d7d7d · ΔE 20.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8c7d39;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c7d39]

Related colors

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Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Goldenrod #daa520

Frequently asked questions

#8c7d39 (#8c7d39) is rgb(140, 125, 57) in RGB.

No, #8c7d39 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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