#8a8565

Color #8a8565

A muted medium yellow.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 18.39 Nearest Tailwind class olive-500 #7c7c67 · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#8a8565

RGB

rgb(138, 133, 101)

HSL

hsl(51.9, 15.5%, 46.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(51.9, 26.8%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.6%, 26.8%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(55.19, -3.56, 17.97)

LCH

lch(55.19, 18.32, 101.21)

OKLCH

oklch(61.3%, 0.0462, 100.22)

HWB

hwb(51.9, 39.6%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#656a8a

Analogous

#8a7365

#8a8565

#7d8a65

Triadic

#8a8565

#658a85

#85658a

Split-complementary

#8a8565

#657d8a

#73658a

Tetradic

#8a8565

#6a8a65

#656a8a

#85658a

Square

#8a8565

#658a73

#656a8a

#8a657d

Shades

Color #8a8565 mixed toward black.

#736f54

#5c5943

#454333

#2e2c22

#171611

Tints

Color #8a8565 mixed toward white.

#a09b7d

#b3af97

#c6c3b1

#d9d7cb

#ecebe5

Tones

Color #8a8565 mixed toward gray.

#878368

#84816b

#817e6e

#7e7c71

#7b7a75

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.62:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#88886e · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#888970 · ΔE 3.6

Tritanopia

#8a7476 · ΔE 21

Achromatopsia

#848484 · ΔE 13.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a8565;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a8565]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Frequently asked questions

#8a8565 (#8a8565) is rgb(138, 133, 101) in RGB.

No, #8a8565 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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