#8e8a62

Color #8e8a62

A muted medium yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 20.87 Nearest Tailwind class olive-500 #7c7c67 · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#8e8a62

RGB

rgb(142, 138, 98)

HSL

hsl(54.5, 18.3%, 47.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(54.5, 31%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.8%, 31%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(56.89, -5.11, 22.01)

LCH

lch(56.89, 22.6, 103.07)

OKLCH

oklch(62.7%, 0.0566, 103.08)

HWB

hwb(54.5, 38.4%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#62668e

Analogous

#8e7462

#8e8a62

#7c8e62

Triadic

#8e8a62

#628e8a

#8a628e

Split-complementary

#8e8a62

#627c8e

#74628e

Tetradic

#8e8a62

#668e62

#62668e

#8a628e

Square

#8e8a62

#628e74

#62668e

#8e627c

Shades

Color #8e8a62 mixed toward black.

#767352

#5f5c41

#474531

#2f2e21

#181710

Tints

Color #8e8a62 mixed toward white.

#a39f7a

#b6b395

#c8c6af

#dad9ca

#edece4

Tones

Color #8e8a62 mixed toward gray.

#8a8766

#878469

#83816d

#7f7e71

#7c7b74

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.96:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8c8c6d · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#8d8d70 · ΔE 3.8

Tritanopia

#8e7577 · ΔE 24.3

Achromatopsia

#888888 · ΔE 15.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8e8a62;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e8a62]

Related colors

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Gold #ffd700

Ivory #fffff0

Frequently asked questions

#8e8a62 (#8e8a62) is rgb(142, 138, 98) in RGB.

No, #8e8a62 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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