#8A836D
Closest named color: Brown Grey (#8D8468). oklch(61% 0.033 92.5), rgb(138, 131, 109).
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Black text reads best on this color (5.54:1).
About this color
#8A836D is a medium-dark, muted yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.033 and its hue 92°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Brown Grey (#8D8468), ΔE 0.009 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.54:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.033) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Brown Grey (#8D8468) |
| Black text | 5.54:1 |
| White text | 3.78:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8A836D |
| RGB | rgb(138, 131, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 12%, 48%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61% 0.033 92.5) |
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 #8A836D | 3.78:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8A836D | 5.54:1 | AA | Lc 38.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8A836D text on white | 3.78:1 | AA large text | Lc 65.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8A836D text on black | 5.54:1 | AA | Lc -36.3 | 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
#F6F5F4
oklch(97.1% 0.002 67.8)
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Step 100
100
#EBEAE6
oklch(93.7% 0.005 95.1)
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Step 200
200
#DBD9D3
oklch(88.5% 0.008 91.5)
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Step 300
300
#C4C0B5
oklch(80.8% 0.016 90.3)
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Step 400
400
#A6A08F
oklch(70.6% 0.025 90.8)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8A836D
oklch(61% 0.033 92.5)
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Step 600
600
#7B735C
oklch(55.6% 0.035 91.1)
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Step 700
700
#67604B
oklch(49% 0.033 91.8)
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Step 800
800
#544F3E
oklch(42.7% 0.028 93.6)
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Step 900
900
#454135
oklch(37.5% 0.02 91.8)
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Step 950
950
#29261F
oklch(26.9% 0.013 87.6)
#8A836D 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) | #88826C | 0.004 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #8A846E | 0.003 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #8F7F7D | 0.031 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #838383 | 0.033 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8A836D
#8A836D
oklch(61% 0.033 92.5)
- #7C8298
#7C8298
oklch(60.9% 0.034 273.3)
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 #8A836D, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Brown Grey #8D8468 ΔE 0.009
- Medium Grey #7D7F7C ΔE 0.034
- Gray #808080 ΔE 0.035
- Warm Grey #978A84 ΔE 0.041
- Reddish Grey #997570 ΔE 0.046
- Mocha #9D7651 ΔE 0.047
- Green Grey #77926F ΔE 0.048
- Puce #A57E52 ΔE 0.050
Use #8A836D 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.