Palettes / Colors / #8A6716
#8A6716 — Yellow
#8A6716 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color SaddleBrown (#8B4513). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: saddlebrown (#8B4513) — not an exact match. CSS saddlebrown gives you #8B4513, a different color; use #8A6716 when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#8A6716 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.
Its strongest partner is its complement #163888; it also sits naturally between #882D16 and #718816. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #8A6716 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 138, 103, 22 |
| HSL | 42°, 72%, 31% |
| HSV | 42°, 84%, 54% |
| CMYK | 0%, 25%, 84%, 46% |
| XYZ | 15.48, 15.16, 2.87 |
| Yxy | 15.16, 0.4619, 0.4525 |
| CIE-Lab | 45.85, 6.42, 47.13 |
| Hunter Lab | 38.94, 4.96, 21.57 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 54% · Green 40% · Blue 9%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 84% · Key 46%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #8A6716
.text { color: #8A6716; }
.background { background-color: #8A6716; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8A6716; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(138, 103, 22); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(42, 72%, 31%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8A6716; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(138, 103, 22, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8A6716; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(138, 103, 22, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#8A6716">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8A6716">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #163888:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 5.21:1 AA |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 4.03:1 AA large only |
Best text color on #8A6716: #FFFFFF.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8A6716
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #8A6716: ·
How #8A6716 looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #8A6716 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #8A6716?
#8A6716 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 138, 103, 22). Its closest standard named color is SaddleBrown.
What is the RGB and HSL of #8A6716?
#8A6716 is RGB 138, 103, 22 — HSL 42°, 72%, 31% — CMYK 0%, 25%, 84%, 46%.
What colors go with #8A6716?
Its complement is #163888; analogous partners are #882D16 and #718816. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #8A6716 for text?
White text on #8A6716 has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.03:1.