#8e884a

Color #8e884a

A muted medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 18.35 Nearest Tailwind class olive-500 #7c7c67 · ΔE 11.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8e884a

RGB

rgb(142, 136, 74)

HSL

hsl(54.7, 31.5%, 42.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(54.7, 47.9%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.2%, 47.9%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(55.94, -6.88, 33.91)

LCH

lch(55.94, 34.6, 101.47)

OKLCH

oklch(61.8%, 0.0836, 103.64)

HWB

hwb(54.7, 29%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4a508e

Analogous

#8e664a

#8e884a

#728e4a

Triadic

#8e884a

#4a8e88

#884a8e

Split-complementary

#8e884a

#4a728e

#664a8e

Tetradic

#8e884a

#508e4a

#4a508e

#884a8e

Square

#8e884a

#4a8e66

#4a508e

#8e4a72

Shades

Color #8e884a mixed toward black.

#76713e

#5f5b31

#474425

#2f2d19

#18170c

Tints

Color #8e884a mixed toward white.

#aba45e

#bcb67e

#cdc99e

#dddbbf

#eeeddf

Tones

Color #8e884a mixed toward gray.

#898350

#837f55

#7d7a5b

#777561

#727166

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.77:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.77:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8b8b5e · ΔE 4.6

Deuteranopia

#8c8c62 · ΔE 5.4

Tritanopia

#8e6a6d · ΔE 30.1

Achromatopsia

#868686 · ΔE 19.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8e884a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e884a]

Related colors

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Gold #ffd700

Ivory #fffff0

Frequently asked questions

#8e884a (#8e884a) is rgb(142, 136, 74) in RGB.

No, #8e884a is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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