Palettes / Colors / #8A842E

#8A842E — Muted Yellow

#8A842E is a yellow color we call Muted Yellow, closest to the named color OliveDrab (#6B8E23). It belongs to the yellow family.

#8A842E is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #2E348A; it also sits naturally between #8A562E and #628A2E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 54% · Green 52% · Blue 18%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 67% · Key 46%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #8A842E

.text { color: #8A842E; }
.background { background-color: #8A842E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8A842E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(138, 132, 46); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(56, 50%, 36%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8A842E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(138, 132, 46, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8A842E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(138, 132, 46, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8A842E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8A842E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #2E348A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8A842E: #000000.

How #8A842E 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 #8A842E rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #8A842E?

#8A842E is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 138, 132, 46). Its closest standard named color is OliveDrab.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8A842E?

#8A842E is RGB 138, 132, 46 — HSL 56°, 50%, 36% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 67%, 46%.

What colors go with #8A842E?

Its complement is #2E348A; analogous partners are #8A562E and #628A2E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8A842E for text?

Black text on #8A842E has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.87:1.