#8A7730

Closest named color: Hazel (#8E7618). oklch(57.3% 0.093 94.3), rgb(138, 119, 48).

Black text reads best on this color (4.76:1).

About this color

#8A7730 is a medium-dark, moderately saturated yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 57%, its chroma 0.093 and its hue 94°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Hazel (#8E7618), ΔE 0.016 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.76:1.

Hue family	Yellows
Lightness	medium-dark (57%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.093)
Temperature	warm
Nearest name	Hazel (#8E7618)
Black text	4.76:1
White text	4.40:1

Values

HEX	#8A7730
RGB	rgb(138, 119, 48)
HSL	hsl(47, 48%, 36%)
OKLCH	oklch(57.3% 0.093 94.3)

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 #8A7730	4.40:1	AA large text	Lc -76.0	Fine for body text
Black text on #8A7730	4.76:1	AA	Lc 33.6	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#8A7730 text on white	4.40:1	AA large text	Lc 70.5	Content text, not long reading
#8A7730 text on black	4.76:1	AA	Lc -31.2	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

#DED9C8

oklch(88.5% 0.024 93.4)
Step 300
300

#C9C1A3

oklch(81% 0.042 94.8)
Step 400
400

#AEA070

oklch(70.6% 0.067 93.8)
Step 500
500

#9A894A

oklch(63.1% 0.086 94.6)
Step 600
600 (this color)

#8A7730

oklch(57.3% 0.093 94.3)
Step 700
700

#71601D

oklch(49.2% 0.087 94.5)
Step 800
800

#5C4E1A

oklch(42.7% 0.072 94)
Step 900
900

#4B411C

oklch(37.7% 0.056 94.4)
Step 950
950

#2C2611

oklch(26.9% 0.036 93.9)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#8A7730 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)	#837528	0.015
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#887B33	0.011
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#956E68	0.086
Achromatopsia (no color)	#787878	0.093