What color is #818254?

#818254 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #818254?

The RGB value is 129, 130, 84: 129 red, 130 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #818254?

The complementary color is #555482, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #818254?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#818254 color

#818254 rgb(129, 130, 84)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #818254 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 51% green and 32.9% blue (129, 130, 84).

Its hue angle is 61°, with 21% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Iguana (#878757), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.25:1).

#818254 color codes

HEX	`#818254`
RGB	`rgb(129, 130, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 51%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(61, 21%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(61, 35%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 35%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.25, -8, 24.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.25, 26.08, 107.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.636, 21.273, 11.51)`
Decimal	`8487508`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #818254, 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 #818254	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#818254 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.25:1	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 #818254 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #818254; }
.text { color: #818254; }
.border { border: 2px solid #818254; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 130 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #818254, #6a8254); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #818254?: #818254 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #818254?: The RGB value is 129, 130, 84: 129 red, 130 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #818254?: The complementary color is #555482, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #818254?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.