Information about #8D8922 color

#8D8922 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #8D8922 is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with High Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(141, 137, 34) — 55.3% red, 53.7% green, 13.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 2 / 42 / 45. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A strongly colored golden yellow, #8D8922 occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Lemon Ginger (#968428). Slightly further away sit Alibi (#988422) and Kombi (#838931).

In RGB terms — rgb(141, 137, 34) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 5.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.7:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #8D8922 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#8D8922 color variations

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

#8D8922 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 #8D8922

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

Lemon Ginger color link
Lemon Ginger

#968428

Alibi color link
Alibi

#988422

Kombi color link
Kombi

#838931

Trendy Green color link
Trendy Green

#7C881A

Hacienda color link
Hacienda

#9E8022

Vintage Gold color link
Vintage Gold

#A28B23

Hazel color link
Hazel

#8E7618

Pacifika color link
Pacifika

#778120

Sycamore color link
Sycamore

#908D39

Wasabi color link
Wasabi

#849137

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8D8922
  • RGB141, 137, 34
  • CMYK0, 2, 42, 45
  • CSSrgb(141, 137, 34)
  • HSL58°, 61%, 34%
  • HSL Precise57.757°, 61.143%, 34.314%
  • HSV58°, 76%, 55%
  • HSB58°, 76%, 55%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.553
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.537
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.133
  • GLSLvec3(0.553, 0.537, 0.133)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.553, 0.537, 0.133, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.553, 0.537, 0.133)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB55.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB53.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB13.3%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID8D8922
  • DECIMAL ID9275682
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01