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#8d8a22 color: Buffy Citrine

#8d8a22 is rgb(141, 138, 34) in RGB and oklch(61.717% 0.12067 107.772) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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58°
100%

61.7%
0.121
108°
  • Yellow
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Olive
  • olive-500
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.63:1Hard to read
Lc -69
Black text
5.79:1Readable · AA
Lc 40

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About #8d8a22

#8d8a22 is a bright yellow color. In OKLCH it has 61.7% lightness, 0.121 chroma and a hue of 108°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.63:1 contrast and black text 5.79:1, 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: #8d8a22 mixed with white

  1. 8d8a22
  2. 98953f
  3. a2a157
  4. adad6d
  5. b8b882
  6. c4c497
  7. cfd0ac
  8. dbdbc0
  9. e7e7d5
  10. f3f3ea

Darker: #8d8a22 mixed with black

  1. 8d8a22
  2. 7a771c
  3. 676516
  4. 555311
  5. 44420b
  6. 333207
  7. 232203
  8. 141401
  9. 070700
  10. 010100

Calmer: #8d8a22 with less saturation

  1. 8d8a22
  2. 8c8a33
  3. 8b8a40
  4. 8a894b
  5. 898954
  6. 89885e
  7. 888866
  8. 87876e
  9. 868776
  10. 86867e

Questions about #8d8a22

What color is #8d8a22?

#8d8a22 is bright yellow. The closest named color is Buffy Citrine. In RGB it is rgb(141, 138, 34), in HSL hsl(58.32, 61.14%, 34.31%) and in OKLCH oklch(61.717% 0.12067 107.772).

What colors go well with #8d8a22?

The complementary color of #8d8a22 is #8278c9. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ad7b1a and #60964b. The triadic partners are #0092be and #b96592.

Is white or black text more readable on #8d8a22?

White text reads better on #8d8a22: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and black gives 5.79:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8d8a22 a warm or cool color?

#8d8a22 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 108 degrees, its lightness 61.7% and its chroma 0.121.