#888C76
Closest named color: Brown Grey (#8D8468). oklch(63% 0.032 115.7), rgb(136, 140, 118).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.05:1).
About this color
#888C76 is a medium-light, muted yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.032 and its hue 116°. 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 6.05:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.032) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Brown Grey (#8D8468) |
| Black text | 6.05:1 |
| White text | 3.46:1 |
Values
| HEX | #888C76 |
| RGB | rgb(136, 140, 118) |
| HSL | hsl(71, 9%, 51%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63% 0.032 115.7) |
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 #888C76 | 3.46:1 | AA large text | Lc -67.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #888C76 | 6.05:1 | AA | Lc 41.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #888C76 text on white | 3.46:1 | AA large text | Lc 62.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| #888C76 text on black | 6.05:1 | AA | Lc -39.5 | 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
#D9DAD3
oklch(88.6% 0.01 113.2)
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Step 300
300
#C0C2B7
oklch(80.9% 0.015 115.1)
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Step 400
400
#9FA391
oklch(70.7% 0.026 117.2)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#888C76
oklch(63% 0.032 115.7)
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Step 600
600
#72765F
oklch(55.6% 0.035 115.6)
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Step 700
700
#60634E
oklch(49.1% 0.032 114.2)
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Step 800
800
#4E5140
oklch(42.7% 0.027 115.7)
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Step 900
900
#414336
oklch(37.7% 0.022 114.5)
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Step 950
950
#262720
oklch(26.9% 0.013 113.9)
#888C76 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) | #8F8A75 | 0.011 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #8F8A77 | 0.012 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #8B8986 | 0.028 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8A8A8A | 0.032 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #888C76
#888C76
oklch(63% 0.032 115.7)
- #8A869B
#8A869B
oklch(63.1% 0.031 294.2)
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 #888C76, 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 0.033
- Warm Grey #978A84 ΔE 0.033
- Gray #808080 ΔE 0.044
- Medium Grey #7D7F7C ΔE 0.046
- Slate Green #658D6D ΔE 0.050
- Greeny Grey #7EA07A ΔE 0.056
- Grey Green #86A17D ΔE 0.058
Use #888C76 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.