#8E8963
Closest named color: Brown Grey (#8D8468). oklch(62.5% 0.054 101.5), rgb(142, 137, 99).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.90:1).
About this color
#8E8963 is a medium-light, muted yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.054 and its hue 101°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Brown Grey (#8D8468), ΔE 0.018 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.90:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | medium-light (62%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.054) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Brown Grey (#8D8468) |
| Black text | 5.90:1 |
| White text | 3.55:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8E8963 |
| RGB | rgb(142, 137, 99) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 18%, 47%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.5% 0.054 101.5) |
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 #8E8963 | 3.55:1 | AA large text | Lc -68.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8E8963 | 5.90:1 | AA | Lc 40.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8E8963 text on white | 3.55:1 | AA large text | Lc 63.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8E8963 text on black | 5.90:1 | AA | Lc -38.6 | 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
#EBEAE4
oklch(93.6% 0.008 98.9)
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Step 200
200
#DBDACF
oklch(88.6% 0.015 102.5)
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Step 300
300
#C4C1AE
oklch(80.8% 0.026 99.6)
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Step 400
400
#A6A284
oklch(70.8% 0.042 101.1)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8E8963
oklch(62.5% 0.054 101.5)
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Step 600
600
#7A754C
oklch(55.6% 0.059 102.1)
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Step 700
700
#67623D
oklch(49.1% 0.055 101.5)
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Step 800
800
#545033
oklch(42.7% 0.045 101.3)
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Step 900
900
#45422C
oklch(37.6% 0.035 101.3)
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Step 950
950
#29271A
oklch(27.1% 0.023 100.4)
#8E8963 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) | #908660 | 0.008 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #928964 | 0.006 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #94847F | 0.048 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #888888 | 0.054 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8E8963
#8E8963
oklch(62.5% 0.054 101.5)
- #8284A8
#8284A8
oklch(62.5% 0.054 282.2)
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 #8E8963, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Brown Grey #8D8468 ΔE 0.018
- Green Grey #77926F ΔE 0.037
- Coffee #A6814C ΔE 0.043
- Puce #A57E52 ΔE 0.043
- Camo #7F8F4E ΔE 0.044
- Drab #828344 ΔE 0.044
- Dark Sand #A88F59 ΔE 0.047
- Warm Grey #978A84 ΔE 0.050
Use #8E8963 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.