#8D876B
Closest named color: Brown Grey (#8D8468). oklch(62.1% 0.041 97.3), rgb(141, 135, 107).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.81:1).
About this color
#8D876B is a medium-light, muted yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.041 and its hue 97°. 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 5.81:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | medium-light (62%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.041) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Brown Grey (#8D8468) |
| Black text | 5.81:1 |
| White text | 3.61:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8D876B |
| RGB | rgb(141, 135, 107) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 14%, 49%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.1% 0.041 97.3) |
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 #8D876B | 3.61:1 | AA large text | Lc -69.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8D876B | 5.81:1 | AA | Lc 40.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8D876B text on white | 3.61:1 | AA large text | Lc 63.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8D876B text on black | 5.81:1 | AA | Lc -37.9 | 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
#DBD9D1
oklch(88.5% 0.011 95.2)
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Step 300
300
#C4C1B3
oklch(80.9% 0.02 96.9)
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Step 400
400
#A6A18B
oklch(70.7% 0.032 96.5)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8D876B
oklch(62.1% 0.041 97.3)
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Step 600
600
#7A7456
oklch(55.6% 0.044 98.1)
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Step 700
700
#676146
oklch(49.1% 0.041 97.1)
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Step 800
800
#544F3A
oklch(42.6% 0.033 96.3)
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Step 900
900
#454232
oklch(37.7% 0.026 98.6)
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Step 950
950
#29271D
oklch(27.2% 0.018 98)
#8D876B 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) | #8D8569 | 0.005 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #8F886C | 0.004 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #92837F | 0.036 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #878787 | 0.041 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8D876B
#8D876B
oklch(62.1% 0.041 97.3)
- #80859F
#80859F
oklch(62.2% 0.04 276.6)
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 #8D876B, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Brown Grey #8D8468 ΔE 0.008
- Warm Grey #978A84 ΔE 0.039
- Green Grey #77926F ΔE 0.040
- Puce #A57E52 ΔE 0.045
- Medium Grey #7D7F7C ΔE 0.046
- Gray #808080 ΔE 0.046
- Coffee #A6814C ΔE 0.049
- Mocha #9D7651 ΔE 0.050
Use #8D876B 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.