#8A896B
Closest named color: Brown Grey (#8D8468). oklch(62.3% 0.043 106), rgb(138, 137, 107).
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Black text reads best on this color (5.87:1).
About this color
#8A896B is a medium-light, muted yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.043 and its hue 106°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Brown Grey (#8D8468), ΔE 0.014 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.87:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | medium-light (62%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.043) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Brown Grey (#8D8468) |
| Black text | 5.87:1 |
| White text | 3.57:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8A896B |
| RGB | rgb(138, 137, 107) |
| HSL | hsl(58, 13%, 48%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.3% 0.043 106) |
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 #8A896B | 3.57:1 | AA large text | Lc -68.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8A896B | 5.87:1 | AA | Lc 40.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8A896B text on white | 3.57:1 | AA large text | Lc 63.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8A896B text on black | 5.87:1 | AA | Lc -38.3 | 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
#F5F5F3
oklch(97% 0.003 106.4)
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Step 100
100
#EAEAE5
oklch(93.6% 0.007 106.5)
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Step 200
200
#DADAD1
oklch(88.6% 0.012 106.6)
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Step 300
300
#C2C2B2
oklch(81% 0.022 106.9)
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Step 400
400
#A3A28A
oklch(70.6% 0.034 105.3)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8A896B
oklch(62.3% 0.043 106)
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Step 600
600
#777555
oklch(55.6% 0.047 104.8)
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Step 700
700
#646346
oklch(49.3% 0.044 106.2)
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Step 800
800
#515039
oklch(42.6% 0.036 105.7)
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Step 900
900
#434331
oklch(37.7% 0.029 107.7)
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Step 950
950
#27271D
oklch(26.9% 0.018 107.5)
#8A896B 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) | #8E8769 | 0.007 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #8F886C | 0.008 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #8F8581 | 0.039 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #878787 | 0.043 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8A896B
#8A896B
oklch(62.3% 0.043 106)
- #8484A0
#8484A0
oklch(62.3% 0.042 285.1)
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 #8A896B, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Brown Grey #8D8468 ΔE 0.014
- Green Grey #77926F ΔE 0.034
- Warm Grey #978A84 ΔE 0.043
- Medium Grey #7D7F7C ΔE 0.048
- Gray #808080 ΔE 0.049
- Slate Green #658D6D ΔE 0.049
- Puce #A57E52 ΔE 0.050
- Camo #7F8F4E ΔE 0.051
Use #8A896B 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.