#8D8566
Closest named color: Brown Grey (#8D8468). oklch(61.5% 0.045 95.3), rgb(141, 133, 102).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.67:1).
About this color
#8D8566 is a medium-dark, muted yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.045 and its hue 95°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Brown Grey (#8D8468), ΔE 0.005 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.67:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | medium-dark (62%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.045) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Brown Grey (#8D8468) |
| Black text | 5.67:1 |
| White text | 3.69:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8D8566 |
| RGB | rgb(141, 133, 102) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 16%, 48%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.5% 0.045 95.3) |
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 #8D8566 | 3.69:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8D8566 | 5.67:1 | AA | Lc 39.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8D8566 text on white | 3.69:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8D8566 text on black | 5.67:1 | AA | Lc -37.1 | 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
#C5C1B1
oklch(81% 0.022 95.3)
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Step 400
400
#A7A188
oklch(70.7% 0.036 96)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8D8566
oklch(61.5% 0.045 95.3)
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Step 600
600
#7C7352
oklch(55.5% 0.049 94.7)
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Step 700
700
#696143
oklch(49.2% 0.046 95)
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Step 800
800
#554F37
oklch(42.7% 0.038 95.8)
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Step 900
900
#464230
oklch(37.8% 0.029 97)
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Step 950
950
#29261C
oklch(26.9% 0.018 93.3)
#8D8566 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) | #8C8364 | 0.006 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #8E8667 | 0.003 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #93807D | 0.042 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #858585 | 0.045 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8D8566
#8D8566
oklch(61.5% 0.045 95.3)
- #7D83A1
#7D83A1
oklch(61.6% 0.046 276.1)
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 #8D8566, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Brown Grey #8D8468 ΔE 0.005
- Puce #A57E52 ΔE 0.042
- Green Grey #77926F ΔE 0.043
- Mocha #9D7651 ΔE 0.045
- Warm Grey #978A84 ΔE 0.046
- Coffee #A6814C ΔE 0.046
- Medium Grey #7D7F7C ΔE 0.047
- Drab #828344 ΔE 0.048
Use #8D8566 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.