Hazel Color
Hazel is a yellow color with hex code #8E7618. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with hazel, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Hazel Color Values
What Does Hazel Mean?
Hazel belongs to the yellow family of colors. Yellow is the brightest thing in daylight, which makes it impossible to ignore and easy to overdo. School buses and hazard tape exist to exploit that visibility. In artwork, small amounts of yellow energize a piece; large fields of it tire the eye surprisingly fast. Being on the dark side, Hazel adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Hazel is classified as a brown (nearest centroid: light olive brown, #967117). It is also known as Jīn Zōng Gold.
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Hazel
Hazel and #183090 are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #903C18 and #6C9018, which sit beside hazel on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair hazel with triadic partners #189078 and #781890. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Poo —
#8F7303(Delta E 5) - Hacienda —
#98811B(Delta E 5) - Stinger —
#8B6B0B(Delta E 6) - Puke Brown —
#947706(Delta E 6) - Reef Gold —
#9F821C(Delta E 7)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #8E7618; }
.background { background-color: #8E7618; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8E7618; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #8E761840; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for hazel?
Hazel has the hex code #8E7618. In RGB notation it is rgb(142, 118, 24), in HSL it is hsl(48, 71%, 33%), and its OKLCH value is 0.573, 0.109, 93.4.
What does the color hazel mean?
Yellow-family colors like hazel carry distinct psychological associations. Hazel belongs to the yellow family of colors. Yellow is the brightest thing in daylight, which makes it impossible to ignore and easy to overdo. School buses and hazard tape exist to exploit that visibility. In artwork, small amounts of yellow energize a piece; large fields of it tire the eye surprisingly fast. Being on the dark side, Hazel adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
What colors go with hazel?
Hazel has three easy routes: its complement #183090 for punch, its neighbors #903C18 and #6C9018 for something calmer, or triadic partners #189078 and #781890 when you want energy.
Is hazel a standard web color?
No — Hazel is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #8E7618 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make hazel lighter or darker?
To lighten hazel, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #F7EFCF (lightest tint) to #1A1604 (darkest shade).
About Hazel
Hazel is classified as a Brown in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Yellow hue family. It has alternative names including Jīn Zōng Gold. The color is recognized by XKCD, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #8E7618 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.