#808864
Closest named color: Brown Grey (#8D8468). oklch(61% 0.053 118.2), rgb(128, 136, 100).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.62:1).
About this color
#808864 is a medium-dark, muted yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.053 and its hue 118°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Brown Grey (#8D8468), ΔE 0.024 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.62:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.053) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Brown Grey (#8D8468) |
| Black text | 5.62:1 |
| White text | 3.73:1 |
Values
| HEX | #808864 |
| RGB | rgb(128, 136, 100) |
| HSL | hsl(73, 15%, 46%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61% 0.053 118.2) |
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 #808864 | 3.73:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #808864 | 5.62:1 | AA | Lc 39.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #808864 text on white | 3.73:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| #808864 text on black | 5.62:1 | AA | Lc -36.8 | 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
#E9EBE5
oklch(93.7% 0.008 121.6)
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Step 200
200
#D8DBD0
oklch(88.6% 0.015 119.1)
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Step 300
300
#BFC3B1
oklch(80.9% 0.025 117.1)
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Step 400
400
#9EA588
oklch(70.8% 0.042 118.5)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#808864
oklch(61% 0.053 118.2)
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Step 600
600
#707852
oklch(55.6% 0.056 117.9)
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Step 700
700
#5E6542
oklch(49.1% 0.053 117.6)
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Step 800
800
#4C5237
oklch(42.5% 0.043 118.4)
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Step 900
900
#40442F
oklch(37.7% 0.034 116.8)
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Step 950
950
#25281C
oklch(27% 0.022 119.3)
#808864 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) | #8D8462 | 0.021 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #8C8465 | 0.021 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #84847E | 0.044 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #848484 | 0.053 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #808864
#808864
oklch(61% 0.053 118.2)
- #877D9F
#877D9F
oklch(61.1% 0.052 298.3)
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 #808864, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Brown Grey #8D8468 ΔE 0.024
- Green Grey #77926F ΔE 0.028
- Slate Green #658D6D ΔE 0.035
- Drab #828344 ΔE 0.038
- Camo #7F8F4E ΔE 0.040
- Medium Grey #7D7F7C ΔE 0.051
- Gray #808080 ΔE 0.054
- Drab Green #749551 ΔE 0.054
Use #808864 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.