What color is #807C58?

#807C58 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #807C58?

The RGB value is 128, 124, 88: 128 red, 124 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #807C58?

The complementary color is #585C80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #807C58?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#807C58 color

#807C58 rgb(128, 124, 88)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #807C58 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 48.6% green and 34.5% blue (128, 124, 88).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 19% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 31% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Boa (#7F7755), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#807C58 color codes

HEX	`#807C58`
RGB	`rgb(128, 124, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 48.6%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 19%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 31%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 31%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.51, -4.53, 20.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.51, 20.75, 102.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.871, 19.709, 12.093)`
Decimal	`8420440`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #807C58, 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 #807C58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#807C58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	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 #807C58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #807c58; }
.text { color: #807c58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #807c58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 124 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #807c58, #708058); }

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Questions

What color is #807C58?: #807C58 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #807C58?: The RGB value is 128, 124, 88: 128 red, 124 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #807C58?: The complementary color is #585C80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #807C58?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.