What color is #82712D?

#82712D is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bay Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82712D?

The RGB value is 130, 113, 45: 130 red, 113 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82712D?

The complementary color is #2D3E82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82712D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82712D color

#82712D rgb(130, 113, 45)

Shades of brown

The hex color #82712D is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 44.3% green and 17.6% blue (130, 113, 45).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 49% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 65% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Bay Leaf (#86793D), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#82712D color codes

HEX	`#82712D`
RGB	`rgb(130, 113, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 44.3%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 49%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 65%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 65%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.94, -1.93, 39.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.94, 39.18, 92.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.585, 16.746, 4.894)`
Decimal	`8548653`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82712D, 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 #82712D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#82712D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	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 #82712D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82712d; }
.text { color: #82712d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82712d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 113 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82712d, #69822d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #82712D?: #82712D is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bay Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82712D?: The RGB value is 130, 113, 45: 130 red, 113 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82712D?: The complementary color is #2D3E82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82712D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.