#8c8551

Color #8c8551

A muted medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Olive Green #556b2f · ΔE 18.67 Nearest Tailwind class olive-500 #7c7c67 · ΔE 9.8

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Conversions

HEX

#8c8551

RGB

rgb(140, 133, 81)

HSL

hsl(52.9, 26.7%, 43.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(52.9, 42.1%, 54.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5%, 42.1%, 45.1%)

LAB

lab(55.02, -5.33, 28.95)

LCH

lch(55.02, 29.44, 100.43)

OKLCH

oklch(61%, 0.072, 101.62)

HWB

hwb(52.9, 31.8%, 45.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#51588c

Analogous

#8c6751

#8c8551

#758c51

Triadic

#8c8551

#518c85

#85518c

Split-complementary

#8c8551

#51758c

#67518c

Tetradic

#8c8551

#588c51

#51588c

#85518c

Square

#8c8551

#518c67

#51588c

#8c5175

Shades

Color #8c8551 mixed toward black.

#756f43

#5d5936

#464228

#2f2c1b

#17160d

Tints

Color #8c8551 mixed toward white.

#a79f66

#b8b285

#cac5a3

#dcd9c2

#edece0

Tones

Color #8c8551 mixed toward gray.

#878156

#827d5b

#7d7a60

#787665

#73726a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.59:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.59:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#898961 · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#898a64 · ΔE 5

Tritanopia

#8c6b6e · ΔE 28

Achromatopsia

#848484 · ΔE 17.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8c8551;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c8551]

Related colors

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Gold #ffd700

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Frequently asked questions

#8c8551 (#8c8551) is rgb(140, 133, 81) in RGB.

No, #8c8551 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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