#8b842e

Color #8b842e

A moderately saturated dark yellow.

Closest named color Olive #808000 · ΔE 12.18 Nearest Tailwind class olive-500 #7c7c67 · ΔE 15.2

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Conversions

HEX

#8b842e

RGB

rgb(139, 132, 46)

HSL

hsl(55.5, 50.3%, 36.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(55.5, 66.9%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5%, 66.9%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(54.23, -8.35, 45.63)

LCH

lch(54.23, 46.39, 100.37)

OKLCH

oklch(60.3%, 0.1066, 104.68)

HWB

hwb(55.5, 18%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2e358b

Analogous

#8b562e

#8b842e

#648b2e

Triadic

#8b842e

#2e8b84

#842e8b

Split-complementary

#8b842e

#2e648b

#562e8b

Tetradic

#8b842e

#358b2e

#2e358b

#842e8b

Square

#8b842e

#2e8b56

#2e358b

#8b2e64

Shades

Color #8b842e mixed toward black.

#746e26

#5d581f

#464217

#2e2c0f

#171608

Tints

Color #8b842e mixed toward white.

#b4ab3b

#c9c15c

#d7d185

#e4e0ae

#f2f0d6

Tones

Color #8b842e mixed toward gray.

#837e36

#7c773e

#747045

#6c6a4d

#646355

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.44:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.44:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#88884e · ΔE 5.9

Deuteranopia

#888954 · ΔE 7.1

Tritanopia

#8b5f63 · ΔE 34.6

Achromatopsia

#828282 · ΔE 22.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b842e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b842e]

Related colors

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Frequently asked questions

#8b842e (#8b842e) is rgb(139, 132, 46) in RGB.

No, #8b842e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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