What color is #817532?

#817532 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bay Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #817532?

The RGB value is 129, 117, 50: 129 red, 117 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #817532?

The complementary color is #323E81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #817532?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#817532 color

#817532 rgb(129, 117, 50)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #817532 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 45.9% green and 19.6% blue (129, 117, 50).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 44% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 61% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Bay Leaf (#86793D), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.64:1).

#817532 color codes

HEX	`#817532`
RGB	`rgb(129, 117, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 45.9%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 44%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 61%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 61%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.03, -4.29, 37.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.03, 38.1, 96.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.991, 17.621, 5.576)`
Decimal	`8484146`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #817532, 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 #817532	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#817532 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	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 #817532 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #817532; }
.text { color: #817532; }
.border { border: 2px solid #817532; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 117 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #817532, #668132); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #817532?: #817532 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bay Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #817532?: The RGB value is 129, 117, 50: 129 red, 117 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #817532?: The complementary color is #323E81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #817532?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.