What color is #807E61?

#807E61 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 #807E61?

The RGB value is 128, 126, 97: 128 red, 126 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #807E61?

The complementary color is #616380, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #807E61?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#807E61 color

#807E61 rgb(128, 126, 97)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #807E61 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 49.4% green and 38% blue (128, 126, 97).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 14% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 24% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Warm Gray (#808069), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.07:1).

#807E61 color codes

HEX	`#807E61`
RGB	`rgb(128, 126, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 49.4%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 14%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 24%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 24%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.26, -4.34, 16.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.26, 16.68, 105.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.521, 20.374, 14.264)`
Decimal	`8420961`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #807E61, 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 #807E61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#807E61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.07:1	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 #807E61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #807e61; }
.text { color: #807e61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #807e61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 126 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #807e61, #738061); }

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Questions

What color is #807E61?: #807E61 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 #807E61?: The RGB value is 128, 126, 97: 128 red, 126 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #807E61?: The complementary color is #616380, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #807E61?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.