#8e8b49

Color #8e8b49

A muted medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 17.04 Nearest Tailwind class olive-500 #7c7c67 · ΔE 12.8

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Conversions

HEX

#8e8b49

RGB

rgb(142, 139, 73)

HSL

hsl(57.4, 32.1%, 42.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(57.4, 48.6%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.1%, 48.6%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(56.78, -8.62, 35.45)

LCH

lch(56.78, 36.48, 103.67)

OKLCH

oklch(62.4%, 0.0881, 106.36)

HWB

hwb(57.4, 28.6%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#494c8e

Analogous

#8e6949

#8e8b49

#6f8e49

Triadic

#8e8b49

#498e8b

#8b498e

Split-complementary

#8e8b49

#496f8e

#69498e

Tetradic

#8e8b49

#4c8e49

#494c8e

#8b498e

Square

#8e8b49

#498e69

#494c8e

#8e496f

Shades

Color #8e8b49 mixed toward black.

#76743d

#5f5d31

#474625

#2f2e18

#18170c

Tints

Color #8e8b49 mixed toward white.

#aca85d

#bcba7d

#cdcb9e

#dedcbe

#eeeedf

Tones

Color #8e8b49 mixed toward gray.

#88864f

#838155

#7d7b5a

#777660

#717166

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.94:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8d8d5e · ΔE 4.5

Deuteranopia

#8d8d63 · ΔE 5.7

Tritanopia

#8e6c6f · ΔE 30.9

Achromatopsia

#888888 · ΔE 20.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8e8b49;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e8b49]

Related colors

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Frequently asked questions

#8e8b49 (#8e8b49) is rgb(142, 139, 73) in RGB.

No, #8e8b49 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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