#8A7927

Closest named color: Hazel (#8E7618). oklch(57.6% 0.102 97.3), rgb(138, 121, 39).

Black text reads best on this color (4.84:1).

About this color

#8A7927 is a medium-dark, moderately saturated yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 58%, its chroma 0.102 and its hue 97°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Hazel (#8E7618), ΔE 0.011 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.84:1.

Hue family	Yellows
Lightness	medium-dark (58%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.102)
Temperature	warm
Nearest name	Hazel (#8E7618)
Black text	4.84:1
White text	4.33:1

Values

HEX	#8A7927
RGB	rgb(138, 121, 39)
HSL	hsl(50, 56%, 35%)
OKLCH	oklch(57.6% 0.102 97.3)

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 #8A7927	4.33:1	AA large text	Lc -75.4	Fine for body text
Black text on #8A7927	4.84:1	AA	Lc 34.2	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#8A7927 text on white	4.33:1	AA large text	Lc 69.9	Content text, not long reading
#8A7927 text on black	4.84:1	AA	Lc -31.7	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

#ECEAE0

oklch(93.6% 0.013 97.4)
Step 200
200

#DDDAC7

oklch(88.6% 0.026 99.6)
Step 300
300

#C8C1A0

oklch(80.8% 0.045 97.4)
Step 400
400

#ADA16C

oklch(70.7% 0.073 96.9)
Step 500
500

#998A42

oklch(63.2% 0.094 97.7)
Step 600
600 (this color)

#8A7927

oklch(57.6% 0.102 97.3)
Step 700
700

#706011

oklch(49% 0.094 96.7)
Step 800
800

#5B4F12

oklch(42.8% 0.079 97.6)
Step 900
900

#4B4217

oklch(37.8% 0.062 97.5)
Step 950
950

#2C260F

oklch(26.9% 0.038 95)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#8A7927 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)	#85761B	0.014
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#8A7C2C	0.008
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#957068	0.093
Achromatopsia (no color)	#797979	0.102