#8e946b

Color #8e946b

A muted medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f · ΔE 19.19 Nearest Tailwind class olive-500 #7c7c67 · ΔE 10.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8e946b

RGB

rgb(142, 148, 107)

HSL

hsl(68.8, 16.1%, 50%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(68.8, 27.7%, 58%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.1%, 0%, 27.7%, 42%)

LAB

lab(59.88, -9.31, 21.01)

LCH

lch(59.88, 22.98, 113.9)

OKLCH

oklch(65.1%, 0.0583, 114.76)

HWB

hwb(68.8, 42%, 42%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#716b94

Analogous

#94866b

#8e946b

#79946b

Triadic

#8e946b

#6b8e94

#946b8e

Split-complementary

#8e946b

#6b7994

#866b94

Tetradic

#8e946b

#6b9471

#716b94

#946b8e

Square

#8e946b

#6b9486

#716b94

#946b79

Shades

Color #8e946b mixed toward black.

#767b59

#5f6347

#474a35

#2f3124

#181912

Tints

Color #8e946b mixed toward white.

#a1a684

#b4b89c

#c7cab5

#d9dbce

#ecede6

Tones

Color #8e946b mixed toward gray.

#8c916e

#898d72

#878a75

#848679

#82837c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.6:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#919177 · ΔE 5.2

Deuteranopia

#909079 · ΔE 6.2

Tritanopia

#8e7f81 · ΔE 24

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 16

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8e946b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e946b]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#8e946b (#8e946b) is rgb(142, 148, 107) in RGB.

No, #8e946b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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