What color is #8C8E65?

#8C8E65 is a grayish yellow known as Paid in Full. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Paid in Full?

The RGB value is 140, 142, 101: 140 red, 142 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Paid in Full?

The complementary color is #67658E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C8E65?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Paid in Full color: hex code #8C8E65

#8C8E65 rgb(140, 142, 101)

Shades of yellow

Paid in Full has the hex code #8C8E65. It is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 55.7% green and 39.6% blue (140, 142, 101).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 17% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 44% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.17:1).

Paid in Full (#8C8E65) color codes

HEX	`#8C8E65`
RGB	`rgb(140, 142, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 55.7%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 17%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 29%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 29%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.91, -7.72, 21.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.91, 23, 109.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.837, 25.861, 16.098)`
Decimal	`9211493`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Paid in Full, 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 #8C8E65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C8E65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.17:1	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 #8C8E65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c8e65; }
.text { color: #8c8e65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c8e65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 142 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c8e65, #788e65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

See #8C8E65 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #8C8E65?: #8C8E65 is a grayish yellow known as Paid in Full. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Paid in Full?: The RGB value is 140, 142, 101: 140 red, 142 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Paid in Full?: The complementary color is #67658E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C8E65?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.