#7F866D
Closest named color: Brown Grey (#8D8468). oklch(60.7% 0.037 120.2), rgb(127, 134, 109).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.53:1).
About this color
#7F866D is a medium-dark, muted yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.037 and its hue 120°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Brown Grey (#8D8468), ΔE 0.021 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.53:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.037) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Brown Grey (#8D8468) |
| Black text | 5.53:1 |
| White text | 3.79:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7F866D |
| RGB | rgb(127, 134, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(77, 10%, 48%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.7% 0.037 120.2) |
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 #7F866D | 3.79:1 | AA large text | Lc -71.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #7F866D | 5.53:1 | AA | Lc 38.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7F866D text on white | 3.79:1 | AA large text | Lc 65.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7F866D text on black | 5.53:1 | AA | Lc -36.2 | 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
#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
#D8DAD3
oklch(88.5% 0.01 119.6)
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Step 300
300
#BFC3B6
oklch(81% 0.018 120.8)
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Step 400
400
#9EA48F
oklch(70.8% 0.031 120.2)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#7F866D
oklch(60.7% 0.037 120.2)
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Step 600
600
#70775C
oklch(55.6% 0.041 119.6)
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Step 700
700
#5E644C
oklch(49.1% 0.038 119.2)
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Step 800
800
#4C523E
oklch(42.7% 0.033 121.4)
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Step 900
900
#404435
oklch(37.8% 0.025 119.7)
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Step 950
950
#25281F
oklch(27.1% 0.017 122.5)
#7F866D 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) | #89836C | 0.016 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #89836E | 0.017 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #81837F | 0.031 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #838383 | 0.038 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7F866D
#7F866D
oklch(60.7% 0.037 120.2)
- #867E96
#867E96
oklch(60.8% 0.037 300.5)
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 #7F866D, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Brown Grey #8D8468 ΔE 0.021
- Green Grey #77926F ΔE 0.035
- Medium Grey #7D7F7C ΔE 0.035
- Slate Green #658D6D ΔE 0.038
- Gray #808080 ΔE 0.038
- Drab #828344 ΔE 0.051
- Warm Grey #978A84 ΔE 0.051
- Steel Grey #6F828A ΔE 0.052
Use #7F866D 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.