#948B72
Closest named color: Brown Grey (#8D8468). oklch(63.8% 0.037 90.6), rgb(148, 139, 114).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.19:1).
About this color
#948B72 is a medium-light, muted yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.037 and its hue 91°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Brown Grey (#8D8468), ΔE 0.024 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.19:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | medium-light (64%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.037) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Brown Grey (#8D8468) |
| Black text | 6.19:1 |
| White text | 3.38:1 |
Values
| HEX | #948B72 |
| RGB | rgb(148, 139, 114) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 14%, 51%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.8% 0.037 90.6) |
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 #948B72 | 3.38:1 | AA large text | Lc -66.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #948B72 | 6.19:1 | AA | Lc 42.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #948B72 text on white | 3.38:1 | AA large text | Lc 61.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #948B72 text on black | 6.19:1 | AA | Lc -40.3 | 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
#EBEAE6
oklch(93.7% 0.005 95.1)
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Step 200
200
#DBD9D2
oklch(88.5% 0.01 93.6)
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Step 300
300
#C5C0B4
oklch(80.8% 0.017 88)
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Step 400
400
#A7A08C
oklch(70.6% 0.029 91)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#948B72
oklch(63.8% 0.037 90.6)
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Step 600
600
#7C7358
oklch(55.6% 0.041 91.8)
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Step 700
700
#696048
oklch(49.1% 0.038 89.9)
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Step 800
800
#554F3B
oklch(42.8% 0.032 93.4)
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Step 900
900
#464133
oklch(37.6% 0.024 90.7)
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Step 950
950
#29261E
oklch(26.9% 0.015 89.9)
#948B72 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) | #918A70 | 0.006 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #938D73 | 0.005 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #9A8784 | 0.034 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8B8B8B | 0.037 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #948B72
#948B72
oklch(63.8% 0.037 90.6)
- #838BA3
#838BA3
oklch(63.9% 0.037 270.8)
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 #948B72, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Brown Grey #8D8468 ΔE 0.024
- Warm Grey #978A84 ΔE 0.028
- Green Grey #77926F ΔE 0.045
- Dark Sand #A88F59 ΔE 0.047
- Puce #A57E52 ΔE 0.048
- Coffee #A6814C ΔE 0.050
- Pale Brown #B1916E ΔE 0.050
- Dark Beige #AC9362 ΔE 0.051
Use #948B72 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.