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#8a8820 color: Buffy Citrine

#8a8820 is rgb(138, 136, 32) in RGB and oklch(60.97% 0.12037 108.359) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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59°
100%

61%
0.120
108°
  • Yellow
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Olive
  • olive-500
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.73:1Hard to read
Lc -70
Black text
5.62:1Readable · AA
Lc 39

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About #8a8820

#8a8820 is a bright yellow color. In OKLCH it has 61% lightness, 0.12 chroma and a hue of 108°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.73:1 contrast and black text 5.62:1, 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: #8a8820 mixed with white

  1. 8a8820
  2. 95943e
  3. a09f56
  4. abab6c
  5. b7b781
  6. c2c396
  7. cecfab
  8. dadbc0
  9. e6e7d5
  10. f3f3ea

Darker: #8a8820 mixed with black

  1. 8a8820
  2. 77751a
  3. 656315
  4. 53520f
  5. 42410a
  6. 323106
  7. 222203
  8. 141301
  9. 070600
  10. 010100

Calmer: #8a8820 with less saturation

  1. 8a8820
  2. 898831
  3. 88873e
  4. 878749
  5. 878753
  6. 86865c
  7. 858664
  8. 85856c
  9. 848474
  10. 83847c

Questions about #8a8820

What color is #8a8820?

#8a8820 is bright yellow. The closest named color is Buffy Citrine. In RGB it is rgb(138, 136, 32), in HSL hsl(58.87, 62.35%, 33.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(60.97% 0.12037 108.359).

What colors go well with #8a8820?

The complementary color of #8a8820 is #8176c7. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #aa7917 and #5d944a. The triadic partners are #0090bc and #b7638f.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a8820?

White text reads better on #8a8820: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.73:1 and black gives 5.62:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a8820 a warm or cool color?

#8a8820 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 108 degrees, its lightness 61% and its chroma 0.12.