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#8A7C4E closest to Verdant Leaf

#8A7C4E is a medium, muted yellow; the closest named color is Verdant Leaf. In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 48.6% green and 30.6% blue (rgb(138, 124, 78)). Its HSL value is 46° hue, 28% saturation and 42% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 43% yellow and 46% black. #8A7C4E is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.07:1.

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Variations of #8A7C4E

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#8A7C4E color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#8A7C4E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8A7C4E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #897E50
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #857A4B
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #877B4C
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #897E50
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #897D4F
  • Tritanopia 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #937571
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #8D7960
  • Achromatopsia 87% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #7D7D7D
  • Achromatomaly 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #807C73

#8A7C4E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.14:1 Poor#8A7C4E text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.07:1 Good#8A7C4E text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8A7C4E in CSS

/* Verdant Leaf */
.color { color: #8A7C4E; }
.background { background-color: #8A7C4E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8A7C4E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(138 124 78);
color: hsl(46 28% 42%);
color: oklch(0.588 0.066 93.1);

#8A7C4E FAQ

What color is #8A7C4E?

#8A7C4E is a medium, muted yellow. Its closest named color is Verdant Leaf. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #8A7C4E?

#8A7C4E is rgb(138, 124, 78) in RGB, hsl(46, 28%, 42%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 10%, 43%, 46%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8A7C4E?

The complementary color of #8A7C4E is #4E5C8A, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8A7C4E?

Black text has the best contrast on #8A7C4E: 5.07:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8A7C4E a warm or cool color?

#8A7C4E is a warm color.