#8A836D

A medium, muted yellow closely aligning with Gray.

About #8A836D

When working with digital screens, the color #8A836D is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Gray. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 138, 131, and 109.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. This specific hue requires a mix of 0% C, 5% M, 21% Y, and 46% K. With a hue angle of 45.5 degrees, it sits comfortably in the yellow spectrum.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#8A836D
RGB138, 131, 109
HSL45.5°, 11.7%, 48.4%
CMYK0%, 5%, 21%, 46%
HSV45.5°, 21.0%, 54.1%
LAB54.8, -1.2, 12.9
XYZ21.4, 22.7, 17.7
Decimal9077613

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.79:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.55:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.62:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.72:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8A836D; }
.text-color { color: #8A836D; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #8A836D; }

Similar Colors

Gray
#808080