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#8a7b09 color: Moscow Papyrus

#8a7b09 is rgb(138, 123, 9) in RGB and oklch(57.898% 0.11824 100.578) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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53°
100%

57.9%
0.118
101°
  • Yellow
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Olive
  • yellow-700
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.27:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.92:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #8a7b09

#8a7b09 is a bright yellow color. In OKLCH it has 57.9% lightness, 0.118 chroma and a hue of 101°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.27:1 contrast and black text 4.92:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Moscow Papyrus (#937c00). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-700.

More medium yellow colors

Lighter: #8a7b09 mixed with white

  1. 8a7b09
  2. 958832
  3. a0954c
  4. aba264
  5. b7af7a
  6. c2bc90
  7. cec9a6
  8. dad7bc
  9. e6e4d2
  10. f3f1e9

Darker: #8a7b09 mixed with black

  1. 8a7b09
  2. 776a07
  3. 655a05
  4. 534a03
  5. 423a02
  6. 322c01
  7. 221e01
  8. 141000
  9. 070500
  10. 010100

Calmer: #8a7b09 with less saturation

  1. 8a7b09
  2. 887b23
  3. 877b32
  4. 857b3e
  5. 837b49
  6. 827b52
  7. 807b5b
  8. 7e7b63
  9. 7d7b6b
  10. 7b7a72

Questions about #8a7b09

What color is #8a7b09?

#8a7b09 is bright yellow. The closest named color is Moscow Papyrus. In RGB it is rgb(138, 123, 9), in HSL hsl(53.02, 87.76%, 28.82%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.898% 0.11824 100.578).

What colors go well with #8a7b09?

The complementary color of #8a7b09 is #6e70be. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #a56c15 and #618837. The triadic partners are #0089aa and #a85c8f.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a7b09?

White text reads better on #8a7b09: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and black gives 4.92:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a7b09 a warm or cool color?

#8a7b09 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 101 degrees, its lightness 57.9% and its chroma 0.118.