What color is #808056?

#808056 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #808056?

The RGB value is 128, 128, 86: 128 red, 128 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #808056?

The complementary color is #565680, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #808056?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#808056 color

#808056 rgb(128, 128, 86)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #808056 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 50.2% green and 33.7% blue (128, 128, 86).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 20% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Bonsai (#787B54), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.14:1).

#808056 color codes

HEX	`#808056`
RGB	`rgb(128, 128, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 50.2%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 20%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 33%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 33%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.62, -7.05, 22.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.62, 23.93, 107.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.301, 20.7, 11.834)`
Decimal	`8421462`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #808056, 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 #808056	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#808056 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.14:1	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 #808056 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #808056; }
.text { color: #808056; }
.border { border: 2px solid #808056; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 128 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #808056, #6b8056); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #808056?: #808056 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #808056?: The RGB value is 128, 128, 86: 128 red, 128 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #808056?: The complementary color is #565680, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #808056?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.