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#8a8a23 color: Buffy Citrine

#8a8a23 is rgb(138, 138, 35) in RGB and oklch(61.452% 0.12065 109.481) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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60°
100%

61.5%
0.121
109°
  • Yellow
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Olive
  • olive-500
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.66:1Hard to read
Lc -70
Black text
5.74:1Readable · AA
Lc 40

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About #8a8a23

#8a8a23 is a bright yellow color. In OKLCH it has 61.5% lightness, 0.121 chroma and a hue of 109°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.66:1 contrast and black text 5.74:1, 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: #8a8a23 mixed with white

  1. 8a8a23
  2. 959540
  3. a0a157
  4. abad6d
  5. b7b882
  6. c2c497
  7. ced0ac
  8. dadbc0
  9. e6e7d5
  10. f3f3ea

Darker: #8a8a23 mixed with black

  1. 8a8a23
  2. 77771d
  3. 656517
  4. 535311
  5. 42420c
  6. 323207
  7. 222204
  8. 141401
  9. 070700
  10. 010100

Calmer: #8a8a23 with less saturation

  1. 8a8a23
  2. 898a33
  3. 898940
  4. 88894b
  5. 878854
  6. 87885d
  7. 868766
  8. 86876e
  9. 858676
  10. 85857d

Questions about #8a8a23

What color is #8a8a23?

#8a8a23 is bright yellow. The closest named color is Buffy Citrine. In RGB it is rgb(138, 138, 35), in HSL hsl(60, 59.54%, 33.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(61.452% 0.12065 109.481).

What colors go well with #8a8a23?

The complementary color of #8a8a23 is #8377c8. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ab7b18 and #5c964d. The triadic partners are #0691be and #b9648f.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a8a23?

White text reads better on #8a8a23: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.66:1 and black gives 5.74:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a8a23 a warm or cool color?

#8a8a23 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 109 degrees, its lightness 61.5% and its chroma 0.121.