#8e8d85

Color #8e8d85

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium yellow.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 6.69 Nearest Tailwind class stone-400 #a6a09b · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#8e8d85

RGB

rgb(142, 141, 133)

HSL

hsl(53.3, 3.8%, 53.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(53.3, 6.3%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0.7%, 6.3%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(58.5, -1.15, 4.39)

LCH

lch(58.5, 4.54, 104.68)

OKLCH

oklch(64.2%, 0.0117, 100.83)

HWB

hwb(53.3, 52.2%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#85868e

Analogous

#8e8885

#8e8d85

#8a8e85

Triadic

#8e8d85

#858e8d

#8d858e

Split-complementary

#8e8d85

#858a8e

#88858e

Tetradic

#8e8d85

#868e85

#85868e

#8d858e

Square

#8e8d85

#858e88

#85868e

#8e858a

Shades

Color #8e8d85 mixed toward black.

#77766e

#5f5e58

#474742

#302f2c

#181816

Tints

Color #8e8d85 mixed toward white.

#a1a099

#b4b3ae

#c6c6c2

#d9d9d6

#ececeb

Tones

Color #8e8d85 mixed toward gray.

#8d8c86

#8c8c86

#8c8b87

#8b8b88

#8a8a89

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.3:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8e8e87 · ΔE 0.7

Deuteranopia

#8e8e87 · ΔE 0.7

Tritanopia

#8e8989 · ΔE 5.7

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 4.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8e8d85;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e8d85]

Related colors

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Frequently asked questions

#8e8d85 (#8e8d85) is rgb(142, 141, 133) in RGB.

No, #8e8d85 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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