Information about #8E8A4E color
Basic facts about this digital color
#8E8A4E presents itself as a moderately toned golden yellow — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Awol (#888C4D). Slightly further away sit Dark Tan (#918151) and Twister (#938255).
The recipe behind #8E8A4E is rgb(142, 138, 78), with red as the dominant ingredient. 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, #8E8A4E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#8E8A4E color variations
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#8E8A4E color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#8E8A4E color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#8E8A4E color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#8E8A4E color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#8E8A4E 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #8E8A4E color
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Nearest named colors to #8E8A4E
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#888C4D
#918151
#938255
#928053
#959552
#9C8A4D
#88885B
#7F8F4E
#897E59
#828344
#857C55
#95825D
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#8E8A4E
- RGB142, 138, 78
- CMYK0, 2, 25, 44
- CSSrgb(142, 138, 78)
- HSL56°, 29%, 43%
- HSL Precise56.25°, 29.091%, 43.137%
- HSV56°, 45%, 56%
- HSB56°, 45%, 56%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.557
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.541
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.306
- GLSLvec3(0.557, 0.541, 0.306)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.557, 0.541, 0.306, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.557, 0.541, 0.306)
- Percentage of Red in RGB55.7%
- Percentage of Green in RGB54.1%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB30.6%
- Color FamilyYellow
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID8E8A4E
- DECIMAL ID9341518
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers19 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
