#8b8b6d

Color #8b8b6d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium yellow.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 17.31 Nearest Tailwind class olive-500 #7c7c67 · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#8b8b6d

RGB

rgb(139, 139, 109)

HSL

hsl(60, 12.1%, 48.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(60, 21.6%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0%, 21.6%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(57.13, -5.28, 16.1)

LCH

lch(57.13, 16.94, 108.16)

OKLCH

oklch(62.9%, 0.043, 107.59)

HWB

hwb(60, 42.7%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6d6d8b

Analogous

#8b7c6d

#8b8b6d

#7c8b6d

Triadic

#8b8b6d

#6d8b8b

#8b6d8b

Split-complementary

#8b8b6d

#6d7c8b

#7c6d8b

Tetradic

#8b8b6d

#6d8b6d

#6d6d8b

#8b6d8b

Square

#8b8b6d

#6d8b7c

#6d6d8b

#8b6d7c

Shades

Color #8b8b6d mixed toward black.

#74745b

#5d5d49

#454536

#2e2e24

#171712

Tints

Color #8b8b6d mixed toward white.

#9f9f85

#b2b29d

#c5c5b6

#d9d9ce

#ecece7

Tones

Color #8b8b6d mixed toward gray.

#88886f

#868672

#838374

#818177

#7e7e79

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.01:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.01:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8b8b75 · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#8b8b77 · ΔE 3.5

Tritanopia

#8b7b7c · ΔE 19.4

Achromatopsia

#898989 · ΔE 12.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #8b8b6d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b8b6d]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#8b8b6d (#8b8b6d) is rgb(139, 139, 109) in RGB.

No, #8b8b6d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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