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#8A8567

Mocha · medium warm yellow

About #8A8567

#8A8567 is a muted, medium shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 54% red, 52% green and 40% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 25% yellow and 46% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Mocha (ΔE 12.8); Mushroom comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #676C8A — a slate gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use medium tones like #8A8567 for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put black text on top of it — 5.63:1, a WCAG AA pass.

Colour codes

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Red138
Green133
Blue103

Closest named colours

Mocha
#967969 · ΔE 12.8
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 14.2
Gray
#808080 · ΔE 17.3

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #8A8567

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mocha #8A8567.
3.73:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on mocha #8A8567.
5.63:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #8A8567 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#8A8567
Protanopia (no red cones)
#8B8365
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#8D8568
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#90817D

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #8A8567?

#8A8567 is a muted, medium shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 54% red, 52% green and 40% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 25% yellow and 46% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #8A8567?

Use black text. Black on #8A8567 has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #8A8567?

Its complementary colour is #676C8A, and analogous partners are #8A7467 and #7D8A67.