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Settled Coreopsis

#8d9a3d
Notes

Settled Coreopsis (#8D9A3D) is a true yellow with an earthy character. It leans grounded and natural, the kind of color that plays well with wood, clay, linen, and warm neutrals. Its HSL profile (68°, 43%, 42%) places it in the balanced band at a mid lightness. It works across type, buttons, and borders, saturated enough to feel deliberate but balanced enough to not fight the rest of the palette. For a confident two-color system, pair it with its complementary blue. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX
#8d9a3d
RGB
rgb(141, 154, 61)
HSL
hsl(68, 43%, 42%)
HWB
hwb(68 24% 40%)
OKLCH
oklch(65.7% 0.119 116.5)
HSV
hsv(68, 60%, 60%)
LAB
lab(60.88% -18.08 46.08)
LCH
lch(60.88% 49.50 111.43)
CMYK
cmyk(8%, 0%, 60%, 40%)

Etymology

Settled
adjective

The past participle of settle, to come to rest — used as a color modifier since the seventeenth century for hues that read as stabilized after a process. Settled green, settled brown: moderate saturation combined with optical permanence. Sits at the crisp-bucket alongside steady and composed.

Coreopsis
noun

The genus Coreopsis — North American composite-family annuals (also called tickseed) whose bright yellow ray flowers fill prairie restorations and pollinator gardens. The color refers to a C. tinctoria bloom: a saturated, slightly red yellow with the matte finish of multi-rayed composite flower.

Closest matches

The nearest named color in three reference sources, ranked by perceptual distance (ΔE76 in CIELAB). ΔE < 1 is imperceptible to most viewers; ΔE > 10 is clearly different. When two sources point to the same hex they’re merged into one tile; click any to open that color’s page.

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Color-vision simulation

How this color appears to viewers with the four major color-vision-deficiency types. Computed via the Machado (2009) physiologically-based model. If a tile matches the original, the color reads the same to that viewer.

#8d9a3d
Original
#a49233
Protanopia
#a39443
Deuteranopia
#959286
Tritanopia
#919191
Achromatopsia
WCAG contrast

The color used as foreground text against pure white and pure black, with the contrast ratio and WCAG 2.1 grade. Aim for AA (4.5:1) for body text and AA Large (3:1) for 18 pt+ headlines; AAA (7:1) is the gold standard for long-form reading surfaces.

The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AA Largeon White
3.08:1
The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AAon Black
6.82:1

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