#928E75
Closest named color: Warm Grey (#978A84). oklch(64.3% 0.036 99.8), rgb(146, 142, 117).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.34:1).
About this color
#928E75 is a medium-light, muted yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.036 and its hue 100°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Warm Grey (#978A84), ΔE 0.029 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.34:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | medium-light (64%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.036) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Warm Grey (#978A84) |
| Black text | 6.34:1 |
| White text | 3.30:1 |
Values
| HEX | #928E75 |
| RGB | rgb(146, 142, 117) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 12%, 52%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.3% 0.036 99.8) |
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 #928E75 | 3.30:1 | AA large text | Lc -65.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #928E75 | 6.34:1 | AA | Lc 43.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #928E75 text on white | 3.30:1 | AA large text | Lc 60.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #928E75 text on black | 6.34:1 | AA | Lc -41.2 | 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 500.
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Step 50
50
#F6F5F4
oklch(97.1% 0.002 67.8)
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Step 100
100
#EAEAE6
oklch(93.6% 0.005 106.5)
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Step 200
200
#DAD9D2
oklch(88.4% 0.01 100)
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Step 300
300
#C3C1B4
oklch(80.9% 0.018 99.7)
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Step 400
400
#A4A18D
oklch(70.6% 0.028 100.1)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#928E75
oklch(64.3% 0.036 99.8)
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Step 600
600
#78745A
oklch(55.5% 0.039 100.2)
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Step 700
700
#65614A
oklch(49% 0.035 99.3)
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Step 800
800
#53503C
oklch(42.8% 0.032 100.5)
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Step 900
900
#444234
oklch(37.7% 0.023 100.7)
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Step 950
950
#28271E
oklch(27.1% 0.016 102.2)
#928E75 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) | #938C73 | 0.005 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #948E76 | 0.003 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #978A87 | 0.033 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8D8D8D | 0.036 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #928E75
#928E75
oklch(64.3% 0.036 99.8)
- #888BA3
#888BA3
oklch(64.3% 0.036 279.7)
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 #928E75, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Warm Grey #978A84 ΔE 0.029
- Brown Grey #8D8468 ΔE 0.030
- Green Grey #77926F ΔE 0.041
- Dark Sand #A88F59 ΔE 0.047
- Pale Brown #B1916E ΔE 0.050
- Dark Beige #AC9362 ΔE 0.050
- Grey Green #86A17D ΔE 0.052
- Greeny Grey #7EA07A ΔE 0.054
Use #928E75 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.