Information about #8E8A3D color

#8E8A3D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#8E8A3D falls into the Yellow Color FamilyMild Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(142, 138, 61) — 55.7% red, 54.1% green, 23.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 2 / 32 / 44. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A moderately toned golden yellow, #8E8A3D occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Highball (#928C3C). Slightly further away sit Sycamore (#908D39) and Wanderlust (#88843C).

In RGB terms — rgb(142, 138, 61) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 5.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.6:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #8E8A3D is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#8E8A3D color variations

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

#8E8A3D 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 #8E8A3D

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

Highball color link
Highball

#928C3C

Sycamore color link
Sycamore

#908D39

Wanderlust color link
Wanderlust

#88843C

Wasabi color link
Wasabi

#849137

Moss color link
Moss

#8B7D3A

Ventura color link
Ventura

#907C38

Drab color link
Drab

#828344

Kombi color link
Kombi

#838931

Awol color link
Awol

#888C4D

Finch Brown color link
Finch Brown

#957B38

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8E8A3D
  • RGB142, 138, 61
  • CMYK0, 2, 32, 44
  • CSSrgb(142, 138, 61)
  • HSL57°, 40%, 40%
  • HSL Precise57.037°, 39.901%, 39.804%
  • HSV57°, 57%, 56%
  • HSB57°, 57%, 56%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.239
  • GLSLvec3(0.557, 0.541, 0.239)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.557, 0.541, 0.239, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.557, 0.541, 0.239)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB55.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB23.9%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID8E8A3D
  • DECIMAL ID9341501
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01