#7B8565
Closest named color: Brown Grey (#8D8468). oklch(60% 0.048 121.9), rgb(123, 133, 101).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.38:1).
About this color
#7B8565 is a medium-dark, muted yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.048 and its hue 122°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Brown Grey (#8D8468), ΔE 0.028 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.38:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.048) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Brown Grey (#8D8468) |
| Black text | 5.38:1 |
| White text | 3.89:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7B8565 |
| RGB | rgb(123, 133, 101) |
| HSL | hsl(79, 14%, 46%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60% 0.048 121.9) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #7B8565 | 3.89:1 | AA large text | Lc -71.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #7B8565 | 5.38:1 | AA | Lc 37.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7B8565 text on white | 3.89:1 | AA large text | Lc 66.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7B8565 text on black | 5.38:1 | AA | Lc -35.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.
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Step 50
50
#F5F6F3
oklch(97.2% 0.004 121.6)
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Step 100
100
#E9EBE6
oklch(93.7% 0.007 124.5)
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Step 200
200
#D7DBD1
oklch(88.6% 0.014 124.6)
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Step 300
300
#BEC3B3
oklch(80.9% 0.023 121.1)
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Step 400
400
#9CA58B
oklch(70.7% 0.038 122.9)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#7B8565
oklch(60% 0.048 121.9)
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Step 600
600
#6E7856
oklch(55.5% 0.052 121.4)
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Step 700
700
#5C6546
oklch(49% 0.048 121.3)
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Step 800
800
#4B533A
oklch(42.8% 0.041 122.5)
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Step 900
900
#3F4432
oklch(37.6% 0.03 120.5)
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Step 950
950
#25281D
oklch(27% 0.02 120.1)
#7B8565 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #898163 | 0.022 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #888166 | 0.022 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7E827C | 0.038 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #818181 | 0.048 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7B8565
#7B8565
oklch(60% 0.048 121.9)
- #857A99
#857A99
oklch(60% 0.048 301.2)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #7B8565, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Brown Grey #8D8468 ΔE 0.028
- Slate Green #658D6D ΔE 0.033
- Green Grey #77926F ΔE 0.035
- Drab #828344 ΔE 0.040
- Medium Grey #7D7F7C ΔE 0.044
- Gray #808080 ΔE 0.048
- Camo #7F8F4E ΔE 0.048
- Dark Sage #598556 ΔE 0.052
Use #7B8565 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.