#8a781b

Color #8a781b

A moderately saturated dark yellow.

Closest named color Olive #808000 · ΔE 12.14 Nearest Tailwind class olive-500 #7c7c67 · ΔE 16.5

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Conversions

HEX

#8a781b

RGB

rgb(138, 120, 27)

HSL

hsl(50.3, 67.3%, 32.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(50.3, 80.4%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13%, 80.4%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(50.59, -3.14, 49.61)

LCH

lch(50.59, 49.71, 93.62)

OKLCH

oklch(57.3%, 0.1088, 97.5)

HWB

hwb(50.3, 10.6%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1b2d8a

Analogous

#8a411b

#8a781b

#658a1b

Triadic

#8a781b

#1b8a78

#781b8a

Split-complementary

#8a781b

#1b658a

#411b8a

Tetradic

#8a781b

#2d8a1b

#1b2d8a

#781b8a

Square

#8a781b

#1b8a41

#1b2d8a

#8a1b65

Shades

Color #8a781b mixed toward black.

#736417

#5c5012

#453c0e

#2e2809

#171405

Tints

Color #8a781b mixed toward white.

#baa224

#d9c03f

#e3d06f

#ece09f

#f6efcf

Tones

Color #8a781b mixed toward gray.

#817224

#786c2e

#6e6537

#655f40

#5c5949

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.78:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.78:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#838242 · ΔE 7.9

Deuteranopia

#848548 · ΔE 9.2

Tritanopia

#895357 · ΔE 34.5

Achromatopsia

#787878 · ΔE 23.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a781b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a781b]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#8a781b (#8a781b) is rgb(138, 120, 27) in RGB.

No, #8a781b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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