What color is #807D5C?

#807D5C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #807D5C?

The RGB value is 128, 125, 92: 128 red, 125 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #807D5C?

The complementary color is #5C5F80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #807D5C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#807D5C color

#807D5C rgb(128, 125, 92)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #807D5C is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 49% green and 36.1% blue (128, 125, 92).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 16% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 28% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Boa (#7F7755), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#807D5C color codes

HEX	`#807D5C`
RGB	`rgb(128, 125, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 49%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 16%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 28%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 28%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.87, -4.53, 18.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.87, 19, 103.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.168, 20.029, 13.032)`
Decimal	`8420700`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #807D5C, 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 #807D5C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#807D5C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	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 #807D5C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #807d5c; }
.text { color: #807d5c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #807d5c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 125 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #807d5c, #71805c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #807D5C?: #807D5C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #807D5C?: The RGB value is 128, 125, 92: 128 red, 125 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #807D5C?: The complementary color is #5C5F80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #807D5C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.