#8D8469
Closest named color: Brown Grey (#8D8468). oklch(61.4% 0.04 91.8), rgb(141, 132, 105).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.63:1).
About this color
#8D8469 is a medium-dark, muted yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.040 and its hue 92°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Brown Grey (#8D8468), ΔE 0.001 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.63:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.040) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Brown Grey (#8D8468) |
| Black text | 5.63:1 |
| White text | 3.72:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8D8469 |
| RGB | rgb(141, 132, 105) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 15%, 48%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.4% 0.04 91.8) |
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 #8D8469 | 3.72:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8D8469 | 5.63:1 | AA | Lc 39.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8D8469 text on white | 3.72:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8D8469 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
#EBEAE6
oklch(93.7% 0.005 95.1)
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Step 200
200
#DCD9D1
oklch(88.5% 0.011 89.7)
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Step 300
300
#C5C0B3
oklch(80.8% 0.019 89.4)
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Step 400
400
#A8A08B
oklch(70.7% 0.031 89.6)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8D8469
oklch(61.4% 0.04 91.8)
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Step 600
600
#7C7356
oklch(55.6% 0.044 92.9)
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Step 700
700
#696046
oklch(49% 0.041 91.2)
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Step 800
800
#564F3A
oklch(42.8% 0.034 91.8)
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Step 900
900
#474132
oklch(37.7% 0.026 88.8)
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Step 950
950
#29261D
oklch(26.9% 0.017 91.8)
#8D8469 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) | #8A8367 | 0.006 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #8C866A | 0.005 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #93807D | 0.037 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #848484 | 0.040 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8D8469
#8D8469
oklch(61.4% 0.04 91.8)
- #7B839D
#7B839D
oklch(61.3% 0.041 271.7)
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 #8D8469, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Brown Grey #8D8468 ΔE 0.001
- Medium Grey #7D7F7C ΔE 0.042
- Warm Grey #978A84 ΔE 0.042
- Gray #808080 ΔE 0.043
- Puce #A57E52 ΔE 0.043
- Mocha #9D7651 ΔE 0.044
- Green Grey #77926F ΔE 0.046
- Coffee #A6814C ΔE 0.049
Use #8D8469 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.