#7C8165
Closest named color: Brown Grey (#8D8468). oklch(59.1% 0.041 115.9), rgb(124, 129, 101).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.18:1).
About this color
#7C8165 is a medium-dark, muted yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 59%, its chroma 0.041 and its hue 116°. 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 5.18:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | medium-dark (59%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.041) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Brown Grey (#8D8468) |
| Black text | 5.18:1 |
| White text | 4.05:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7C8165 |
| RGB | rgb(124, 129, 101) |
| HSL | hsl(71, 12%, 45%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.1% 0.041 115.9) |
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 #7C8165 | 4.05:1 | AA large text | Lc -73.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #7C8165 | 5.18:1 | AA | Lc 36.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7C8165 text on white | 4.05:1 | AA large text | Lc 67.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7C8165 text on black | 5.18:1 | AA | Lc -33.9 | 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 600.
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Step 50
50
#F5F6F4
oklch(97.2% 0.003 128.5)
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Step 100
100
#E9EAE6
oklch(93.5% 0.005 117.9)
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Step 200
200
#D8DAD2
oklch(88.5% 0.011 118)
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Step 300
300
#C0C2B5
oklch(80.9% 0.018 113.9)
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Step 400
400
#9FA38E
oklch(70.6% 0.03 115.9)
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Step 500
500
#888D73
oklch(63.2% 0.038 116.3)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#7C8165
oklch(59.1% 0.041 115.9)
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Step 700
700
#5F644B
oklch(49.2% 0.039 117)
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Step 800
800
#4E513D
oklch(42.6% 0.032 114.7)
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Step 900
900
#414334
oklch(37.6% 0.025 113.8)
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Step 950
950
#26271F
oklch(26.9% 0.014 113.2)
#7C8165 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) | #857E63 | 0.015 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #857E66 | 0.016 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7F7E79 | 0.034 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7E7E7E | 0.041 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7C8165
#7C8165
oklch(59.1% 0.041 115.9)
- #7F7994
#7F7994
oklch(59.1% 0.041 295.3)
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 #7C8165, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Brown Grey #8D8468 ΔE 0.028
- Medium Grey #7D7F7C ΔE 0.037
- Slate Green #658D6D ΔE 0.041
- Gray #808080 ΔE 0.042
- Drab #828344 ΔE 0.045
- Green Grey #77926F ΔE 0.047
- Grey Brown #7F7053 ΔE 0.047
- Dull Brown #876E4B ΔE 0.054
Use #7C8165 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.