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#8a8926 color: Buffy Citrine

#8a8926 is rgb(138, 137, 38) in RGB and oklch(61.242% 0.1177 108.845) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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59°
100%

61.2%
0.118
109°
  • Yellow
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Olive
  • olive-500
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.69:1Hard to read
Lc -70
Black text
5.69:1Readable · AA
Lc 40

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About #8a8926

#8a8926 is a bright yellow color. In OKLCH it has 61.2% lightness, 0.118 chroma and a hue of 109°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.69:1 contrast and black text 5.69:1, 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: #8a8926 mixed with white

  1. 8a8926
  2. 959542
  3. a0a059
  4. abac6e
  5. b7b883
  6. c2c398
  7. cecfac
  8. dadbc1
  9. e6e7d5
  10. f3f3ea

Darker: #8a8926 mixed with black

  1. 8a8926
  2. 777620
  3. 656419
  4. 535313
  5. 42420d
  6. 323108
  7. 222204
  8. 141402
  9. 070701
  10. 010100

Calmer: #8a8926 with less saturation

  1. 8a8926
  2. 898935
  3. 888841
  4. 88884b
  5. 878855
  6. 86875e
  7. 868766
  8. 85866e
  9. 858575
  10. 84857d

Questions about #8a8926

What color is #8a8926?

#8a8926 is bright yellow. The closest named color is Buffy Citrine. In RGB it is rgb(138, 137, 38), in HSL hsl(59.4, 56.82%, 34.51%) and in OKLCH oklch(61.242% 0.1177 108.845).

What colors go well with #8a8926?

The complementary color of #8a8926 is #8277c6. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #aa7a1d and #5e954d. The triadic partners are #0f90bc and #b7658f.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a8926?

White text reads better on #8a8926: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and black gives 5.69:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a8926 a warm or cool color?

#8a8926 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 109 degrees, its lightness 61.2% and its chroma 0.118.