What color is #807D65?

#807D65 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #807D65?

The RGB value is 128, 125, 101: 128 red, 125 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #807D65?

The complementary color is #656880, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #807D65?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#807D65 color

#807D65 rgb(128, 125, 101)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #807D65 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 49% green and 39.6% blue (128, 125, 101).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 12% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 21% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Warm Gray (#808069), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

#807D65 color codes

HEX	`#807D65`
RGB	`rgb(128, 125, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 49%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 12%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 21%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 21%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.06, -3.15, 13.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.06, 13.89, 103.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.585, 20.196, 15.229)`
Decimal	`8420709`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #807D65, 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 #807D65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#807D65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	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 #807D65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #807d65; }
.text { color: #807d65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #807d65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 125 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #807d65, #768065); }

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Questions

What color is #807D65?: #807D65 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #807D65?: The RGB value is 128, 125, 101: 128 red, 125 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #807D65?: The complementary color is #656880, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #807D65?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.