#8B886F
Closest named color: Brown Grey (#8D8468). oklch(62.2% 0.036 101.7), rgb(139, 136, 111).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.84:1).
About this color
#8B886F is a medium-light, muted yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.036 and its hue 102°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Brown Grey (#8D8468), ΔE 0.012 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.84:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | medium-light (62%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.036) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Brown Grey (#8D8468) |
| Black text | 5.84:1 |
| White text | 3.59:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8B886F |
| RGB | rgb(139, 136, 111) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 11%, 49%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.2% 0.036 101.7) |
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 #8B886F | 3.59:1 | AA large text | Lc -69.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8B886F | 5.84:1 | AA | Lc 40.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8B886F text on white | 3.59:1 | AA large text | Lc 63.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8B886F text on black | 5.84:1 | AA | Lc -38.2 | 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
#EAEAE6
oklch(93.6% 0.005 106.5)
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Step 200
200
#DAD9D2
oklch(88.4% 0.01 100)
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Step 300
300
#C3C1B4
oklch(80.9% 0.018 99.7)
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Step 400
400
#A4A28E
oklch(70.8% 0.028 102.4)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8B886F
oklch(62.2% 0.036 101.7)
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Step 600
600
#78745A
oklch(55.5% 0.039 100.2)
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Step 700
700
#65624A
oklch(49.2% 0.037 101.7)
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Step 800
800
#52503D
oklch(42.8% 0.03 102.6)
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Step 900
900
#444234
oklch(37.7% 0.023 100.7)
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Step 950
950
#28271E
oklch(27.1% 0.016 102.2)
#8B886F 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) | #8D866D | 0.006 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #8E8870 | 0.005 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #908481 | 0.034 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #878787 | 0.036 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8B886F
#8B886F
oklch(62.2% 0.036 101.7)
- #83859D
#83859D
oklch(62.3% 0.036 281.5)
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 #8B886F, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Brown Grey #8D8468 ΔE 0.012
- Warm Grey #978A84 ΔE 0.036
- Green Grey #77926F ΔE 0.038
- Gray #808080 ΔE 0.043
- Medium Grey #7D7F7C ΔE 0.043
- Puce #A57E52 ΔE 0.051
- Slate Green #658D6D ΔE 0.053
- Coffee #A6814C ΔE 0.054
Use #8B886F 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.