What color is #886806?

#886806 is a dark, vivid yellow known as Muddy Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Muddy Brown?

The RGB value is 136, 104, 6: 136 red, 104 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Muddy Brown?

The complementary color is #062688, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #886806?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Muddy Brown color: hex code #886806

#886806 rgb(136, 104, 6)

Shades of brown

Muddy Brown has the hex code #886806. It is a dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 40.8% green and 2.4% blue (136, 104, 6).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 92% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 96% yellow and 47% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.21:1).

Muddy Brown (#886806) color codes

HEX	`#886806`
RGB	`rgb(136, 104, 6)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 40.8%, 2.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 92%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 96%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 96%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.84, 4.48, 51.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.84, 51.53, 85.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.138, 15.149, 2.299)`
Decimal	`8939526`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Muddy Brown, 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 #886806	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#886806 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	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 #886806 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #886806; }
.text { color: #886806; }
.border { border: 2px solid #886806; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 104 6 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #886806, #678806); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

See #886806 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #886806?: #886806 is a dark, vivid yellow known as Muddy Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Muddy Brown?: The RGB value is 136, 104, 6: 136 red, 104 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Muddy Brown?: The complementary color is #062688, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #886806?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.