What color is #564B0A?

#564B0A is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Ayahuasca Vine. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #564B0A?

The RGB value is 86, 75, 10: 86 red, 75 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #564B0A?

The complementary color is #0A1556, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #564B0A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#564B0A color

#564B0A rgb(86, 75, 10)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #564B0A is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 29.4% green and 3.9% blue (86, 75, 10).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 79% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 88% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Ayahuasca Vine (#665500), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.73:1).

#564B0A color codes

HEX	`#564B0A`
RGB	`rgb(86, 75, 10)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 29.4%, 3.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 79%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 88%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 88%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.88, -2.88, 36.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.88, 36.87, 94.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.409, 7.033, 1.307)`
Decimal	`5655306`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #564B0A, 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 #564B0A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#564B0A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #564B0A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #564b0a; }
.text { color: #564b0a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #564b0a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 75 10 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #564b0a, #3b560a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #564B0A?: #564B0A is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Ayahuasca Vine. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #564B0A?: The RGB value is 86, 75, 10: 86 red, 75 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #564B0A?: The complementary color is #0A1556, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #564B0A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.