#868F5F
Closest named color: Camo (#7F8F4E). oklch(63% 0.068 117), rgb(134, 143, 95).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.10:1).
About this color
#868F5F is a medium-light, muted yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.068 and its hue 117°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Camo (#7F8F4E), ΔE 0.025 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.10:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.068) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Camo (#7F8F4E) |
| Black text | 6.10:1 |
| White text | 3.43:1 |
Values
| HEX | #868F5F |
| RGB | rgb(134, 143, 95) |
| HSL | hsl(71, 20%, 47%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63% 0.068 117) |
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 #868F5F | 3.43:1 | AA large text | Lc -67.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #868F5F | 6.10:1 | AA | Lc 42.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #868F5F text on white | 3.43:1 | AA large text | Lc 61.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| #868F5F text on black | 6.10:1 | AA | Lc -39.8 | 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
#F5F6F2
oklch(97.1% 0.005 117.9)
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Step 100
100
#E9EBE4
oklch(93.7% 0.01 119.6)
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Step 200
200
#D8DBCD
oklch(88.5% 0.019 116.6)
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Step 300
300
#BFC4AC
oklch(81% 0.033 116.7)
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Step 400
400
#9EA580
oklch(70.6% 0.052 116.5)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#868F5F
oklch(63% 0.068 117)
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Step 600
600
#707945
oklch(55.6% 0.075 116.9)
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Step 700
700
#5E6637
oklch(49.1% 0.069 116.9)
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Step 800
800
#4D532E
oklch(42.7% 0.057 116.4)
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Step 900
900
#404529
oklch(37.8% 0.045 116.9)
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Step 950
950
#252818
oklch(26.9% 0.028 117)
#868F5F 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) | #958A5C | 0.024 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #948B61 | 0.024 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #8B8A83 | 0.059 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8A8A8A | 0.068 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #868F5F
#868F5F
oklch(63% 0.068 117)
- #8D81AE
#8D81AE
oklch(63% 0.068 296.6)
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 #868F5F, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Camo #7F8F4E ΔE 0.025
- Green Grey #77926F ΔE 0.025
- Drab Green #749551 ΔE 0.039
- Moss #769958 ΔE 0.039
- Brown Grey #8D8468 ΔE 0.039
- Drab #828344 ΔE 0.041
- Slate Green #658D6D ΔE 0.046
- Greeny Grey #7EA07A ΔE 0.049
Use #868F5F 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.