Information about #8A8F71 color

#8A8F71 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#8A8F71 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(138, 143, 113) — 54.1% red, 56.1% green, 44.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 0 / 12 / 44. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#8A8F71 is a calm, restrained golden yellow that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Double Lemon Grass (#8B8B74). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Isotonic (#8C8B74) and Rusty Celadon (#898A74).

In RGB terms — rgb(138, 143, 113) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #8A8F71: 6.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.4:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #8A8F71 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#8A8F71 color variations

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

#8A8F71 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 #8A8F71

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

Isotonic color link
Isotonic

#8C8B74

Bach color link
Bach

#839270

Bitter color link
Bitter

#88896C

Techno color link
Techno

#8E886E

Schist color link
Schist

#87876F

Abanakee color link
Abanakee

#928A6D

Burlap Moss color link
Burlap Moss

#8D907B

Sage Green color link
Sage Green

#848B79

Craigieburn color link
Craigieburn

#928874

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8A8F71
  • RGB138, 143, 113
  • CMYK2, 0, 12, 44
  • CSSrgb(138, 143, 113)
  • HSL70°, 12%, 50%
  • HSL Precise70°, 11.811%, 50.196%
  • HSV70°, 21%, 56%
  • HSB70°, 21%, 56%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.561
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.443
  • GLSLvec3(0.541, 0.561, 0.443)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.541, 0.561, 0.443, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.541, 0.561, 0.443)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB54.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB56.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB44.3%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID8A8F71
  • DECIMAL ID9080689
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01