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#8b8921

a dark, vivid yellow · cool · closest name: olive

RGB
139, 137, 33
HSL
59°, 62%, 34%
CMYK
0, 1, 76, 46
Luminance
0.2349

Every format

HEX#8b8921
RGBrgb(139, 137, 33)
HSLhsl(59, 62%, 34%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 1%, 76%, 46%)
LABlab(55.6 -11.8 52.1)
LCHlch(55.6 53.5 102.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.613 0.121 108.4)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #8b8921;
background-color: #8b8921;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#8b8921] bg-[#8b8921]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #8b8921;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.545, green: 0.537, blue: 0.129)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#8b8921")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#8b8921 on white: 3.69:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#8b8921 on black: 5.70:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red54.5%
Green53.7%
Blue12.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta1.4%
Yellow76.3%
Key (black)45.5%

Color previews

#8b8921 text on a black background

contrast 5.70:1

Card sample

#8b8921 text on a white background

contrast 3.69:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #8b8921;
Background color
Panel with #8b8921 background
background-color: #8b8921;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #8b8921;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(139, 137, 33, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(139, 137, 33, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #8b8921;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8b8921, #468B21);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #8b8921

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #8b8921 in the Color Lab