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#8b7c12 color: Moscow Papyrus

#8b7c12 is rgb(139, 124, 18) in RGB and oklch(58.255% 0.11612 100.358) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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53°
100%

58.3%
0.116
100°
  • Yellow
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Olive
  • yellow-700
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.21:1Hard to read
Lc -74
Black text
4.99:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #8b7c12

#8b7c12 is a bright yellow color. In OKLCH it has 58.3% lightness, 0.116 chroma and a hue of 100°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.21:1 contrast and black text 4.99:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Moscow Papyrus (#937c00). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-700.

More medium yellow colors

Lighter: #8b7c12 mixed with white

  1. 8b7c12
  2. 968936
  3. a1964f
  4. aca266
  5. b7af7c
  6. c3bc92
  7. cfcaa7
  8. dbd7bd
  9. e7e4d3
  10. f3f2e9

Darker: #8b7c12 mixed with black

  1. 8b7c12
  2. 786b0e
  3. 665a0a
  4. 544a07
  5. 433b04
  6. 322c02
  7. 231e01
  8. 141101
  9. 070500
  10. 010100

Calmer: #8b7c12 with less saturation

  1. 8b7c12
  2. 897c27
  3. 887c35
  4. 867c41
  5. 847c4b
  6. 837c54
  7. 817c5c
  8. 7f7c64
  9. 7e7c6c
  10. 7c7b74

Questions about #8b7c12

What color is #8b7c12?

#8b7c12 is bright yellow. The closest named color is Moscow Papyrus. In RGB it is rgb(139, 124, 18), in HSL hsl(52.56, 77.07%, 30.78%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.255% 0.11612 100.358).

What colors go well with #8b7c12?

The complementary color of #8b7c12 is #6f72be. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #a66d1b and #638939. The triadic partners are #008aab and #a85e90.

Is white or black text more readable on #8b7c12?

White text reads better on #8b7c12: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and black gives 4.99:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8b7c12 a warm or cool color?

#8b7c12 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 100 degrees, its lightness 58.3% and its chroma 0.116.