What color is #807B4C?

#807B4C is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Verdant Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #807B4C?

The RGB value is 128, 123, 76: 128 red, 123 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #807B4C?

The complementary color is #4C5180, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #807B4C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#807B4C color

#807B4C rgb(128, 123, 76)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #807B4C is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 48.2% green and 29.8% blue (128, 123, 76).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 25% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 41% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Leaf (#817C4A), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#807B4C color codes

HEX	`#807B4C`
RGB	`rgb(128, 123, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 48.2%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 25%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 41%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 41%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.01, -5.53, 26.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.01, 26.95, 101.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.29, 19.277, 9.646)`
Decimal	`8420172`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #807B4C, 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 #807B4C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#807B4C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	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 #807B4C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #807b4c; }
.text { color: #807b4c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #807b4c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 123 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #807b4c, #6b804c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #807B4C?: #807B4C is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Verdant Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #807B4C?: The RGB value is 128, 123, 76: 128 red, 123 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #807B4C?: The complementary color is #4C5180, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #807B4C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.