What color is #826641?

#826641 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Autumn Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #826641?

The RGB value is 130, 102, 65: 130 red, 102 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #826641?

The complementary color is #415D82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #826641?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#826641 color

#826641 rgb(130, 102, 65)

Shades of brown

The hex color #826641 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 40% green and 25.5% blue (130, 102, 65).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 33% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 50% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Autumn Gold (#7D623C), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.35:1).

#826641 color codes

HEX	`#826641`
RGB	`rgb(130, 102, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 40%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 33%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 50%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 50%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.12, 6.2, 25.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.12, 25.87, 76.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.912, 14.631, 7.039)`
Decimal	`8545857`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #826641, 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 #826641	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#826641 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	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 #826641 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #826641; }
.text { color: #826641; }
.border { border: 2px solid #826641; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 102 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #826641, #7d8241); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #826641?: #826641 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Autumn Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #826641?: The RGB value is 130, 102, 65: 130 red, 102 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #826641?: The complementary color is #415D82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #826641?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.