#8c8976

Color #8c8976

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium yellow.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 11.33 Nearest Tailwind class olive-500 #7c7c67 · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#8c8976

RGB

rgb(140, 137, 118)

HSL

hsl(51.8, 8.7%, 50.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(51.8, 15.7%, 54.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.1%, 15.7%, 45.1%)

LAB

lab(56.86, -2.32, 10.6)

LCH

lch(56.86, 10.85, 102.35)

OKLCH

oklch(62.7%, 0.0278, 99.73)

HWB

hwb(51.8, 46.3%, 45.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#76798c

Analogous

#8c7e76

#8c8976

#848c76

Triadic

#8c8976

#768c89

#89768c

Split-complementary

#8c8976

#76848c

#7e768c

Tetradic

#8c8976

#798c76

#76798c

#89768c

Square

#8c8976

#768c7e

#76798c

#8c7684

Shades

Color #8c8976 mixed toward black.

#757262

#5e5b4f

#46453b

#2f2e27

#171714

Tints

Color #8c8976 mixed toward white.

#9f9d8d

#b2b0a4

#c5c4bb

#d9d8d1

#ecebe8

Tones

Color #8c8976 mixed toward gray.

#8a8878

#88867a

#87857c

#85847d

#83827f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.95:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8b8b7b · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#8b8b7c · ΔE 2.1

Tritanopia

#8c7f7f · ΔE 12.9

Achromatopsia

#888888 · ΔE 8.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8c8976;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c8976]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#8c8976 (#8c8976) is rgb(140, 137, 118) in RGB.

No, #8c8976 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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