#87946E

Closest named color: Green Grey (#77926F). oklch(64.6% 0.056 123.3), rgb(135, 148, 110).

Black text reads best on this color (6.49:1).

About this color

#87946E is a medium-light, muted yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 65%, its chroma 0.056 and its hue 123°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Green Grey (#77926F), ΔE 0.023 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.49:1.

Hue family	Yellows
Lightness	medium-light (65%)
Chroma	muted (0.056)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Green Grey (#77926F)
Black text	6.49:1
White text	3.23:1

Values

HEX	#87946E
RGB	rgb(135, 148, 110)
HSL	hsl(81, 15%, 51%)
OKLCH	oklch(64.6% 0.056 123.3)

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 #87946E	3.23:1	AA large text	Lc -65.0	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #87946E	6.49:1	AA	Lc 44.4	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#87946E text on white	3.23:1	AA large text	Lc 59.6	Large or bold text, headings
#87946E text on black	6.49:1	AA	Lc -42.1	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.

Step 50
50

#F5F6F3

oklch(97.2% 0.004 121.6)
Step 100
100

#E9EBE5

oklch(93.7% 0.008 121.6)
Step 200
200

#D7DBD0

oklch(88.5% 0.015 123.1)
Step 300
300

#BDC4B1

oklch(81% 0.027 123.5)
Step 400
400

#9BA687

oklch(70.8% 0.045 123.4)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#87946E

oklch(64.6% 0.056 123.3)
Step 600
600

#6C7A51

oklch(55.7% 0.062 123.7)
Step 700
700

#5A6642

oklch(49% 0.056 123.4)
Step 800
800

#4A5336

oklch(42.6% 0.047 122.4)
Step 900
900

#3E452F

oklch(37.7% 0.037 122.5)
Step 950
950

#24281C

oklch(26.9% 0.022 122.9)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#87946E 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)	#998F6C	0.028
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#978F70	0.027
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#8A908A	0.046
Achromatopsia (no color)	#8F8F8F	0.056