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#88872e color: Buffy Citrine

#88872e is rgb(136, 135, 46) in RGB and oklch(60.665% 0.11012 108.656) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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59°
100%

60.7%
0.110
109°
  • Yellow
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Olive
  • olive-500
  • Black 47%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.78:1Hard to read
Lc -71
Black text
5.55:1Readable · AA
Lc 39

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About #88872e

#88872e is a bright yellow color. In OKLCH it has 60.7% lightness, 0.11 chroma and a hue of 109°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.78:1 contrast and black text 5.55:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Buffy Citrine (#868929). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is olive-500.

More medium yellow colors

Lighter: #88872e mixed with white

  1. 88872e
  2. 939347
  3. 9e9e5c
  4. aaaa71
  5. b5b685
  6. c1c299
  7. cdcead
  8. d9dac2
  9. e6e6d6
  10. f2f3ea

Darker: #88872e mixed with black

  1. 88872e
  2. 757527
  3. 63631f
  4. 525118
  5. 414112
  6. 31310b
  7. 222106
  8. 131302
  9. 060601
  10. 010100

Calmer: #88872e with less saturation

  1. 88872e
  2. 87873a
  3. 878645
  4. 86864e
  5. 858657
  6. 85855f
  7. 848566
  8. 83846d
  9. 838374
  10. 82837b

Questions about #88872e

What color is #88872e?

#88872e is bright yellow. The closest named color is Buffy Citrine. In RGB it is rgb(136, 135, 46), in HSL hsl(59.33, 49.45%, 35.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(60.665% 0.11012 108.656).

What colors go well with #88872e?

The complementary color of #88872e is #8076c0. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #a67928 and #5f924f. The triadic partners are #218eb6 and #b2658d.

Is white or black text more readable on #88872e?

White text reads better on #88872e: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and black gives 5.55:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #88872e a warm or cool color?

#88872e is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 109 degrees, its lightness 60.7% and its chroma 0.11.