#848973
Closest named color: Brown Grey (#8D8468). oklch(62% 0.033 117.8), rgb(132, 137, 115).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.80:1).
About this color
#848973 is a medium-dark, muted yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.033 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 0.019 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.80:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | medium-dark (62%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.033) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Brown Grey (#8D8468) |
| Black text | 5.80:1 |
| White text | 3.61:1 |
Values
| HEX | #848973 |
| RGB | rgb(132, 137, 115) |
| HSL | hsl(74, 9%, 49%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62% 0.033 117.8) |
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 #848973 | 3.61:1 | AA large text | Lc -69.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #848973 | 5.80:1 | AA | Lc 40.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #848973 text on white | 3.61:1 | AA large text | Lc 63.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| #848973 text on black | 5.80:1 | AA | Lc -37.9 | 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 500.
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Step 50
50
#F5F6F4
oklch(97.2% 0.003 128.5)
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Step 100
100
#E9EAE7
oklch(93.5% 0.004 121.6)
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Step 200
200
#D8DAD3
oklch(88.5% 0.01 119.6)
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Step 300
300
#BFC2B7
oklch(80.9% 0.016 119.2)
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Step 400
400
#9FA391
oklch(70.7% 0.026 117.2)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#848973
oklch(62% 0.033 117.8)
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Step 600
600
#71765F
oklch(55.5% 0.035 117.5)
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Step 700
700
#5F634E
oklch(49% 0.033 116.4)
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Step 800
800
#4D5140
oklch(42.6% 0.028 118.3)
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Step 900
900
#404337
oklch(37.6% 0.02 118.8)
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Step 950
950
#262720
oklch(26.9% 0.013 113.9)
#848973 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) | #8C8672 | 0.014 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #8C8774 | 0.013 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #868683 | 0.028 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #878787 | 0.033 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #848973
#848973
oklch(62% 0.033 117.8)
- #888298
#888298
oklch(61.9% 0.033 297.9)
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 #848973, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Brown Grey #8D8468 ΔE 0.019
- Green Grey #77926F ΔE 0.033
- Medium Grey #7D7F7C ΔE 0.038
- Gray #808080 ΔE 0.038
- Warm Grey #978A84 ΔE 0.040
- Slate Green #658D6D ΔE 0.045
- Steel Grey #6F828A ΔE 0.053
- Camo #7F8F4E ΔE 0.059
Use #848973 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.