What color is #807850?

#807850 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Greek Oregano. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #807850?

The RGB value is 128, 120, 80: 128 red, 120 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #807850?

The complementary color is #505880, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #807850?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#807850 color

#807850 rgb(128, 120, 80)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #807850 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 47.1% green and 31.4% blue (128, 120, 80).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 23% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 38% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Greek Oregano (#7C754C), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#807850 color codes

HEX	`#807850`
RGB	`rgb(128, 120, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 47.1%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 23%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 38%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 38%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.22, -3.34, 23.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.22, 23.34, 98.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.067, 18.602, 10.279)`
Decimal	`8419408`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #807850, 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 #807850	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#807850 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	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 #807850 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #807850; }
.text { color: #807850; }
.border { border: 2px solid #807850; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 120 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #807850, #708050); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #807850?: #807850 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Greek Oregano. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #807850?: The RGB value is 128, 120, 80: 128 red, 120 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #807850?: The complementary color is #505880, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #807850?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.