#8D7930

Closest named color: Hazel (#8E7618). oklch(58% 0.095 93.9), rgb(141, 121, 48).

Black text reads best on this color (4.91:1).

About this color

#8D7930 is a medium-dark, moderately saturated yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 58%, its chroma 0.095 and its hue 94°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Hazel (#8E7618), ΔE 0.016 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.91:1.

Hue family	Yellows
Lightness	medium-dark (58%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.095)
Temperature	warm
Nearest name	Hazel (#8E7618)
Black text	4.91:1
White text	4.27:1

Values

HEX	#8D7930
RGB	rgb(141, 121, 48)
HSL	hsl(47, 49%, 37%)
OKLCH	oklch(58% 0.095 93.9)

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 #8D7930	4.27:1	AA large text	Lc -75.0	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #8D7930	4.91:1	AA	Lc 34.6	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#8D7930 text on white	4.27:1	AA large text	Lc 69.5	Content text, not long reading
#8D7930 text on black	4.91:1	AA	Lc -32.2	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 600.

Step 50
50

#F7F5F1

oklch(97.1% 0.006 84.6)
Step 100
100

#ECEAE1

oklch(93.6% 0.012 96.4)
Step 200
200

#DED9C8

oklch(88.5% 0.024 93.4)
Step 300
300

#C9C1A2

oklch(80.9% 0.043 95.2)
Step 400
400

#AFA06F

oklch(70.7% 0.068 93.1)
Step 500
500

#9B8948

oklch(63.2% 0.088 94.2)
Step 600
600 (this color)

#8D7930

oklch(58% 0.095 93.9)
Step 700
700

#715F1A

oklch(49% 0.088 93.9)
Step 800
800

#5C4E19

oklch(42.7% 0.073 94.2)
Step 900
900

#4C411B

oklch(37.8% 0.057 93.4)
Step 950
950

#2C2611

oklch(26.9% 0.036 93.9)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#8D7930 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)	#857728	0.017
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#8A7D33	0.011
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#987069	0.086
Achromatopsia (no color)	#7A7A7A	0.095