#8A846D
Closest named color: Brown Grey (#8D8468). oklch(61.2% 0.034 95.1), rgb(138, 132, 109).
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Black text reads best on this color (5.60:1).
About this color
#8A846D is a medium-dark, muted yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.034 and its hue 95°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Brown Grey (#8D8468), ΔE 0.008 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.60:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.034) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Brown Grey (#8D8468) |
| Black text | 5.60:1 |
| White text | 3.74:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8A846D |
| RGB | rgb(138, 132, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 12%, 48%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.2% 0.034 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 #8A846D | 3.74:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8A846D | 5.60:1 | AA | Lc 39.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8A846D text on white | 3.74:1 | AA large text | Lc 65.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8A846D text on black | 5.60:1 | AA | Lc -36.6 | 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
#DBD9D2
oklch(88.5% 0.01 93.6)
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Step 300
300
#C4C1B5
oklch(81% 0.017 95.3)
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Step 400
400
#A6A18E
oklch(70.8% 0.027 94.8)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8A846D
oklch(61.2% 0.034 95.1)
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Step 600
600
#7A735B
oklch(55.5% 0.036 93.7)
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Step 700
700
#67614B
oklch(49.2% 0.034 94.6)
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Step 800
800
#544F3D
oklch(42.7% 0.029 94.4)
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Step 900
900
#454234
oklch(37.8% 0.023 97.3)
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Step 950
950
#28261F
oklch(26.8% 0.013 93.9)
#8A846D 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) | #89836C | 0.003 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #8B856E | 0.003 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #8F807E | 0.032 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #848484 | 0.034 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8A846D
#8A846D
oklch(61.2% 0.034 95.1)
- #7D8399
#7D8399
oklch(61.3% 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 #8A846D, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Brown Grey #8D8468 ΔE 0.008
- Medium Grey #7D7F7C ΔE 0.036
- Gray #808080 ΔE 0.036
- Warm Grey #978A84 ΔE 0.040
- Green Grey #77926F ΔE 0.045
- Mocha #9D7651 ΔE 0.048
- Reddish Grey #997570 ΔE 0.048
- Puce #A57E52 ΔE 0.050
Use #8A846D 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.