What color is #86793D?

#86793D is a desaturated yellow known as Bay Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Bay Leaf?

The RGB value is 134, 121, 61: 134 red, 121 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Bay Leaf?

The complementary color is #3D4A86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86793D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Bay Leaf color: hex code #86793D

#86793D rgb(134, 121, 61)

Shades of brown

Bay Leaf has the hex code #86793D. It is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 47.5% green and 23.9% blue (134, 121, 61).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 37% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 54% yellow and 47% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

Bay Leaf (#86793D) color codes

HEX	`#86793D`
RGB	`rgb(134, 121, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 47.5%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 37%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 54%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 54%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.78, -3.34, 34.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.78, 34.52, 95.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.512, 19.081, 7.174)`
Decimal	`8812861`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Bay Leaf, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #86793D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#86793D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #86793D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86793d; }
.text { color: #86793d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86793d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 121 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86793d, #6f863d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

See #86793D on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #86793D?: #86793D is a desaturated yellow known as Bay Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Bay Leaf?: The RGB value is 134, 121, 61: 134 red, 121 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Bay Leaf?: The complementary color is #3D4A86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86793D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.