What color is #827644?

#827644 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bay Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #827644?

The RGB value is 130, 118, 68: 130 red, 118 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #827644?

The complementary color is #445082, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #827644?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#827644 color

#827644 rgb(130, 118, 68)

Shades of brown

The hex color #827644 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 46.3% green and 26.7% blue (130, 118, 68).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 31% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 48% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Bay Leaf (#86793D), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.62:1).

#827644 color codes

HEX	`#827644`
RGB	`rgb(130, 118, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 46.3%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 31%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 48%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 48%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.64, -2.74, 29.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.64, 29.24, 95.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.728, 18.121, 8.084)`
Decimal	`8549956`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #827644, 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 #827644	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#827644 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	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 #827644 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #827644; }
.text { color: #827644; }
.border { border: 2px solid #827644; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 118 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #827644, #6f8244); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #827644?: #827644 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bay Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #827644?: The RGB value is 130, 118, 68: 130 red, 118 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #827644?: The complementary color is #445082, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #827644?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.