Information about #8A7D0B color

#8A7D0B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#8A7D0B falls into the Yellow Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(138, 125, 11) — 54.1% red, 49% green, 4.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 5 / 50 / 46. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A intensely saturated yellow, #8A7D0B sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Puke Brown (#947706). Nearby in the Register you will also find Poo (#8F7303) and Baby Poop (#937C00).

In RGB terms — rgb(138, 125, 11) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 5.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.2:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#8A7D0B color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#8A7D0B color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #8A7D0B

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Puke Brown color link
Puke Brown

#947706

Poo color link
Poo

#8F7303

Baby Poop color link
Baby Poop

#937C00

Olive color link
Olive

#808000

Hazel color link
Hazel

#8E7618

Ugly Brown color link
Ugly Brown

#7D7103

Dark Yellow color link
Dark Yellow

#9B870C

Bistre Brown color link
Bistre Brown

#967117

Muddy Brown color link
Muddy Brown

#886806

Diarrhea color link
Diarrhea

#9F8303

Trendy Green color link
Trendy Green

#7C881A

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8A7D0B
  • RGB138, 125, 11
  • CMYK0, 5, 50, 46
  • CSSrgb(138, 125, 11)
  • HSL54°, 85%, 29%
  • HSL Precise53.858°, 85.235%, 29.216%
  • HSV54°, 92%, 54%
  • HSB54°, 92%, 54%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.490
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.043
  • GLSLvec3(0.541, 0.490, 0.043)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.541, 0.490, 0.043, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.541, 0.490, 0.043)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB54.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB49%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB4.3%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID8A7D0B
  • DECIMAL ID9075979
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01