Skip to the color picker

#8a8d26 color: Buffy Citrine

#8a8d26 is rgb(138, 141, 38) in RGB and oklch(62.168% 0.12197 111.138) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

62°
100%

62.2%
0.122
111°
  • Yellow
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Olive
  • lime-600
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.55:1Hard to read
Lc -68
Black text
5.92:1Readable · AA
Lc 41

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #8a8d26

#8a8d26 is a bright yellow color. In OKLCH it has 62.2% lightness, 0.122 chroma and a hue of 111°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.55:1 contrast and black text 5.92:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Buffy Citrine (#868929). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is lime-600.

More medium yellow colors

Lighter: #8a8d26 mixed with white

  1. 8a8d26
  2. 959842
  3. a0a359
  4. abaf6f
  5. b7ba84
  6. c2c598
  7. ced1ad
  8. dadcc1
  9. e6e8d6
  10. f3f3ea

Darker: #8a8d26 mixed with black

  1. 8a8d26
  2. 777a20
  3. 656719
  4. 535513
  5. 42440d
  6. 323308
  7. 222304
  8. 141402
  9. 070701
  10. 010100

Calmer: #8a8d26 with less saturation

  1. 8a8d26
  2. 898d36
  3. 898c42
  4. 898c4d
  5. 888b56
  6. 888b5f
  7. 878a68
  8. 878970
  9. 878878
  10. 87877f

Questions about #8a8d26

What color is #8a8d26?

#8a8d26 is bright yellow. The closest named color is Buffy Citrine. In RGB it is rgb(138, 141, 38), in HSL hsl(61.75, 57.54%, 35.1%) and in OKLCH oklch(62.168% 0.12197 111.138).

What colors go well with #8a8d26?

The complementary color of #8a8d26 is #8878ca. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ac7e17 and #5a9951. The triadic partners are #1293c2 and #bd668f.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a8d26?

White text reads better on #8a8d26: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and black gives 5.92:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a8d26 a warm or cool color?

#8a8d26 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 111 degrees, its lightness 62.2% and its chroma 0.122.