#8a8a53

Color #8a8a53

A muted medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Olive Green #556b2f · ΔE 17.36 Nearest Tailwind class olive-500 #7c7c67 · ΔE 10.6

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Conversions

HEX

#8a8a53

RGB

rgb(138, 138, 83)

HSL

hsl(60, 24.9%, 43.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(60, 39.9%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0%, 39.9%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(56.29, -8.71, 29.45)

LCH

lch(56.29, 30.71, 106.48)

OKLCH

oklch(62%, 0.0757, 108.41)

HWB

hwb(60, 32.5%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#53538a

Analogous

#8a6e53

#8a8a53

#6e8a53

Triadic

#8a8a53

#538a8a

#8a538a

Split-complementary

#8a8a53

#536e8a

#6e538a

Tetradic

#8a8a53

#538a53

#53538a

#8a538a

Square

#8a8a53

#538a6e

#53538a

#8a536e

Shades

Color #8a8a53 mixed toward black.

#737345

#5c5c37

#454529

#2e2e1c

#17170e

Tints

Color #8a8a53 mixed toward white.

#a5a569

#b7b787

#c9c9a5

#dbdbc3

#edede1

Tones

Color #8a8a53 mixed toward gray.

#858558

#81815c

#7c7c61

#787865

#73736a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.84:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8a8a64 · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#8a8a67 · ΔE 5.2

Tritanopia

#8a6f71 · ΔE 28.6

Achromatopsia

#878787 · ΔE 18.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a8a53;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a8a53]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#8a8a53 (#8a8a53) is rgb(138, 138, 83) in RGB.

No, #8a8a53 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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