What color is #818166?

#818166 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 #818166?

The RGB value is 129, 129, 102: 129 red, 129 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #818166?

The complementary color is #666681, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #818166?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#818166 color

#818166 rgb(129, 129, 102)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #818166 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 50.6% green and 40% blue (129, 129, 102).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 12% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Warm Gray (#808069), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#818166 color codes

HEX	`#818166`
RGB	`rgb(129, 129, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 50.6%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 12%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 21%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 21%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.31, -4.84, 14.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.31, 15.47, 108.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.302, 21.327, 15.668)`
Decimal	`8487270`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #818166, 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 #818166	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#818166 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	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 #818166 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #818166; }
.text { color: #818166; }
.border { border: 2px solid #818166; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 129 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #818166, #748166); }

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Questions

What color is #818166?: #818166 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 #818166?: The RGB value is 129, 129, 102: 129 red, 129 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #818166?: The complementary color is #666681, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #818166?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.