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#8a8929 color: Buffy Citrine

#8a8929 is rgb(138, 137, 41) in RGB and oklch(61.265% 0.11565 108.788) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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59°
100%

61.3%
0.116
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 #8a8929

#8a8929 is a bright yellow color. In OKLCH it has 61.3% lightness, 0.116 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: #8a8929 mixed with white

  1. 8a8929
  2. 959543
  3. a0a05a
  4. abac6f
  5. b7b884
  6. c2c398
  7. cecfad
  8. dadbc1
  9. e6e7d6
  10. f3f3ea

Darker: #8a8929 mixed with black

  1. 8a8929
  2. 777622
  3. 65641c
  4. 535315
  5. 42420f
  6. 323109
  7. 222205
  8. 141402
  9. 070701
  10. 010100

Calmer: #8a8929 with less saturation

  1. 8a8929
  2. 898937
  3. 888843
  4. 88884d
  5. 878856
  6. 86875e
  7. 868766
  8. 85866e
  9. 858576
  10. 84857d

Questions about #8a8929

What color is #8a8929?

#8a8929 is bright yellow. The closest named color is Buffy Citrine. In RGB it is rgb(138, 137, 41), in HSL hsl(59.38, 54.19%, 35.1%) and in OKLCH oklch(61.265% 0.11565 108.788).

What colors go well with #8a8929?

The complementary color of #8a8929 is #8277c5. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #a97a21 and #5e944e. The triadic partners are #1690bb and #b6658f.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a8929?

White text reads better on #8a8929: 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 #8a8929 a warm or cool color?

#8a8929 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 109 degrees, its lightness 61.3% and its chroma 0.116.