#8a856b

Color #8a856b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium yellow.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 15.06 Nearest Tailwind class olive-500 #7c7c67 · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#8a856b

RGB

rgb(138, 133, 107)

HSL

hsl(50.3, 12.7%, 48%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(50.3, 22.5%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.6%, 22.5%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(55.32, -2.65, 14.72)

LCH

lch(55.32, 14.96, 100.21)

OKLCH

oklch(61.4%, 0.038, 98.32)

HWB

hwb(50.3, 42%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6b708a

Analogous

#8a756b

#8a856b

#7f8a6b

Triadic

#8a856b

#6b8a85

#856b8a

Split-complementary

#8a856b

#6b7f8a

#756b8a

Tetradic

#8a856b

#708a6b

#6b708a

#856b8a

Square

#8a856b

#6b8a75

#6b708a

#8a6b7f

Shades

Color #8a856b mixed toward black.

#736f59

#5c5947

#454235

#2e2c24

#171612

Tints

Color #8a856b mixed toward white.

#9f9a82

#b2ae9b

#c5c2b4

#d8d7cd

#ecebe6

Tones

Color #8a856b mixed toward gray.

#87836d

#858170

#828073

#807e75

#7d7c78

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.65:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.65:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#888872 · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#888974 · ΔE 3.4

Tritanopia

#8a7778 · ΔE 17.5

Achromatopsia

#848484 · ΔE 11.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a856b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a856b]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#8a856b (#8a856b) is rgb(138, 133, 107) in RGB.

No, #8a856b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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