#80845F
Closest named color: Brown Grey (#8D8468). oklch(60% 0.053 113), rgb(128, 132, 95).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.38:1).
About this color
#80845F is a medium-dark, muted yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.053 and its hue 113°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Brown Grey (#8D8468), ΔE 0.025 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.38:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.053) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Brown Grey (#8D8468) |
| Black text | 5.38:1 |
| White text | 3.90:1 |
Values
| HEX | #80845F |
| RGB | rgb(128, 132, 95) |
| HSL | hsl(66, 16%, 45%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60% 0.053 113) |
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 #80845F | 3.90:1 | AA large text | Lc -71.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #80845F | 5.38:1 | AA | Lc 37.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #80845F text on white | 3.90:1 | AA large text | Lc 66.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #80845F 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
#EAEAE5
oklch(93.6% 0.007 106.5)
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Step 200
200
#D9DAD0
oklch(88.5% 0.014 111.3)
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Step 300
300
#C0C3B0
oklch(81% 0.026 114.3)
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Step 400
400
#A0A486
oklch(70.7% 0.042 113.7)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#80845F
oklch(60% 0.053 113)
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Step 600
600
#73774F
oklch(55.5% 0.058 112.9)
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Step 700
700
#616440
oklch(49.1% 0.054 112.2)
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Step 800
800
#4F5235
oklch(42.8% 0.045 113.1)
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Step 900
900
#41442E
oklch(37.7% 0.036 114.4)
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Step 950
950
#26281B
oklch(27.1% 0.023 115.1)
#80845F 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) | #8A805D | 0.017 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #898160 | 0.016 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #85807A | 0.046 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #818181 | 0.053 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #80845F
#80845F
oklch(60% 0.053 113)
- #817B9E
#817B9E
oklch(60.1% 0.053 292.6)
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 #80845F, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Brown Grey #8D8468 ΔE 0.025
- Drab #828344 ΔE 0.033
- Green Grey #77926F ΔE 0.039
- Slate Green #658D6D ΔE 0.040
- Camo #7F8F4E ΔE 0.044
- Medium Grey #7D7F7C ΔE 0.049
- Gray #808080 ΔE 0.053
- Mocha #9D7651 ΔE 0.054
Use #80845F 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.