#8e7b32

Color #8e7b32

A moderately saturated dark yellow.

Closest named color Olive #808000 · ΔE 18.86 Nearest Tailwind class olive-500 #7c7c67 · ΔE 14.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8e7b32

RGB

rgb(142, 123, 50)

HSL

hsl(47.6, 47.9%, 37.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(47.6, 64.8%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13.4%, 64.8%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(52, -1.72, 41.5)

LCH

lch(52, 41.54, 92.37)

OKLCH

oklch(58.6%, 0.0952, 94.64)

HWB

hwb(47.6, 19.6%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#32458e

Analogous

#8e4d32

#8e7b32

#738e32

Triadic

#8e7b32

#328e7b

#7b328e

Split-complementary

#8e7b32

#32738e

#4d328e

Tetradic

#8e7b32

#458e32

#32458e

#7b328e

Square

#8e7b32

#328e4d

#32458e

#8e3273

Shades

Color #8e7b32 mixed toward black.

#76662a

#5f5221

#473d19

#2f2911

#181408

Tints

Color #8e7b32 mixed toward white.

#b59d40

#c8b362

#d6c689

#e3d9b1

#f1ecd8

Tones

Color #8e7b32 mixed toward gray.

#86763a

#7e7241

#776d49

#6f6951

#686458

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.03:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#86864c · ΔE 7.7

Deuteranopia

#878951 · ΔE 8.9

Tritanopia

#8d5b5e · ΔE 30.8

Achromatopsia

#7c7c7c · ΔE 21.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8e7b32;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e7b32]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Frequently asked questions

#8e7b32 (#8e7b32) is rgb(142, 123, 50) in RGB.

No, #8e7b32 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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