#8B8564
Closest named color: Brown Grey (#8D8468). oklch(61.3% 0.048 99), rgb(139, 133, 100).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.63:1).
About this color
#8B8564 is a medium-dark, muted yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.048 and its hue 99°. 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 5.63:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.048) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Brown Grey (#8D8468) |
| Black text | 5.63:1 |
| White text | 3.72:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8B8564 |
| RGB | rgb(139, 133, 100) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 16%, 47%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.3% 0.048 99) |
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 #8B8564 | 3.72:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8B8564 | 5.63:1 | AA | Lc 39.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8B8564 text on white | 3.72:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8B8564 text on black | 5.63:1 | AA | Lc -36.8 | 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
#F6F5F3
oklch(97% 0.003 84.6)
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Step 100
100
#EBEAE5
oklch(93.6% 0.007 97.4)
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Step 200
200
#DBD9D0
oklch(88.4% 0.012 96.4)
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Step 300
300
#C4C1B0
oklch(80.9% 0.024 98.7)
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Step 400
400
#A6A187
oklch(70.6% 0.037 98.2)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8B8564
oklch(61.3% 0.048 99)
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Step 600
600
#7B7451
oklch(55.6% 0.051 98.2)
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Step 700
700
#676141
oklch(49% 0.048 98.8)
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Step 800
800
#545036
oklch(42.8% 0.04 100.5)
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Step 900
900
#46422F
oklch(37.7% 0.031 97.6)
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Step 950
950
#29271C
oklch(27.1% 0.02 98.9)
#8B8564 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) | #8B8362 | 0.005 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #8D8565 | 0.004 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #91807C | 0.043 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #848484 | 0.048 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8B8564
#8B8564
oklch(61.3% 0.048 99)
- #7D82A1
#7D82A1
oklch(61.4% 0.047 277.7)
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 #8B8564, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Brown Grey #8D8468 ΔE 0.008
- Green Grey #77926F ΔE 0.041
- Drab #828344 ΔE 0.044
- Puce #A57E52 ΔE 0.044
- Mocha #9D7651 ΔE 0.046
- Coffee #A6814C ΔE 0.047
- Medium Grey #7D7F7C ΔE 0.048
- Warm Grey #978A84 ΔE 0.049
Use #8B8564 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.