#8e8b76

Color #8e8b76

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium yellow.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 12.6 Nearest Tailwind class olive-500 #7c7c67 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#8e8b76

RGB

rgb(142, 139, 118)

HSL

hsl(52.5, 9.6%, 51%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(52.5, 16.9%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.1%, 16.9%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(57.58, -2.65, 11.65)

LCH

lch(57.58, 11.95, 102.81)

OKLCH

oklch(63.3%, 0.0305, 100.57)

HWB

hwb(52.5, 46.3%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#76798e

Analogous

#8e7f76

#8e8b76

#858e76

Triadic

#8e8b76

#768e8b

#8b768e

Split-complementary

#8e8b76

#76858e

#7f768e

Tetradic

#8e8b76

#798e76

#76798e

#8b768e

Square

#8e8b76

#768e7f

#76798e

#8e7685

Shades

Color #8e8b76 mixed toward black.

#777462

#5f5d4e

#47463b

#302e27

#181714

Tints

Color #8e8b76 mixed toward white.

#a19e8d

#b4b2a4

#c7c5bb

#d9d8d1

#ecece8

Tones

Color #8e8b76 mixed toward gray.

#8c8a78

#8a887a

#88877c

#86857e

#848480

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.1:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.1:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8d8d7b · ΔE 1.8

Deuteranopia

#8d8d7d · ΔE 2.4

Tritanopia

#8e8081 · ΔE 14.5

Achromatopsia

#8a8a8a · ΔE 9.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8e8b76;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e8b76]

Related colors

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Gold #ffd700

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Frequently asked questions

#8e8b76 (#8e8b76) is rgb(142, 139, 118) in RGB.

No, #8e8b76 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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