#8e8a74

Color #8e8a74

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium yellow.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 13.1 Nearest Tailwind class olive-500 #7c7c67 · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8e8a74

RGB

rgb(142, 138, 116)

HSL

hsl(50.8, 10.3%, 50.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(50.8, 18.3%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.8%, 18.3%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(57.26, -2.42, 12.34)

LCH

lch(57.26, 12.58, 101.1)

OKLCH

oklch(63.1%, 0.0322, 98.76)

HWB

hwb(50.8, 45.5%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#74788e

Analogous

#8e7d74

#8e8a74

#858e74

Triadic

#8e8a74

#748e8a

#8a748e

Split-complementary

#8e8a74

#74858e

#7d748e

Tetradic

#8e8a74

#788e74

#74788e

#8a748e

Square

#8e8a74

#748e7d

#74788e

#8e7485

Shades

Color #8e8a74 mixed toward black.

#777360

#5f5c4d

#47453a

#2f2e27

#181713

Tints

Color #8e8a74 mixed toward white.

#a19e8b

#b4b1a2

#c7c5ba

#d9d8d1

#ecece8

Tones

Color #8e8a74 mixed toward gray.

#8c8976

#8a8778

#88867b

#85847d

#83837f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.04:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.04:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8c8c7a · ΔE 2.4

Deuteranopia

#8d8d7b · ΔE 2.5

Tritanopia

#8e7e7f · ΔE 15.3

Achromatopsia

#898989 · ΔE 10

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8e8a74;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e8a74]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#8e8a74 (#8e8a74) is rgb(142, 138, 116) in RGB.

No, #8e8a74 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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