#8A772A

Closest named color: Hazel (#8E7618). oklch(57.2% 0.098 95.1), rgb(138, 119, 42).

Black text reads best on this color (4.75:1).

About this color

#8A772A is a medium-dark, moderately saturated yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 57%, its chroma 0.098 and its hue 95°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Hazel (#8E7618), ΔE 0.012 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.75:1.

Hue family	Yellows
Lightness	medium-dark (57%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.098)
Temperature	warm
Nearest name	Hazel (#8E7618)
Black text	4.75:1
White text	4.41:1

Values

HEX	#8A772A
RGB	rgb(138, 119, 42)
HSL	hsl(48, 53%, 35%)
OKLCH	oklch(57.2% 0.098 95.1)

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 #8A772A	4.41:1	AA large text	Lc -76.0	Fine for body text
Black text on #8A772A	4.75:1	AA	Lc 33.5	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#8A772A text on white	4.41:1	AA large text	Lc 70.6	Content text, not long reading
#8A772A text on black	4.75:1	AA	Lc -31.1	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 600.

Step 50
50

#F6F5F1

oklch(97% 0.005 95.1)
Step 100
100

#ECEAE1

oklch(93.6% 0.012 96.4)
Step 200
200

#DED9C7

oklch(88.4% 0.025 94.1)
Step 300
300

#C9C1A1

oklch(80.9% 0.044 95.6)
Step 400
400

#AEA16D

oklch(70.8% 0.072 95.8)
Step 500
500

#9A8945

oklch(63.1% 0.091 95.6)
Step 600
600 (this color)

#8A772A

oklch(57.2% 0.098 95.1)
Step 700
700

#716016

oklch(49.2% 0.092 95.4)
Step 800
800

#5C4E16

oklch(42.7% 0.075 94.7)
Step 900
900

#4B4119

oklch(37.6% 0.059 95.4)
Step 950
950

#2C2610

oklch(26.9% 0.037 94.5)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#8A772A 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)	#837520	0.016
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#887B2E	0.011
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#956E67	0.089
Achromatopsia (no color)	#787878	0.098