#8A8A6D
A medium, muted yellow closely aligning with Gray.
About #8A8A6D
Visually, #8A8A6D is defined as a muted yellow. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Gray. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 138, 138, and 109.
When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow, and 46% black. With a hue angle of 60.0 degrees, it sits comfortably in the yellow spectrum.
Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#8A8A6D
RGB138, 138, 109
HSL60.0°, 11.7%, 48.4%
CMYK0%, 0%, 21%, 46%
HSV60.0°, 21.0%, 54.1%
LAB56.8, -5.1, 15.6
XYZ22.3, 24.7, 18.1
Decimal9079405
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
3.54:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.94:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.38:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
5.05:1
Text on #0F172A
AA
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #8A8A6D;
}
.text-color {
color: #8A8A6D;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #8A8A6D;
}