What color is #827A46?

#827A46 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Verdant Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #827A46?

The RGB value is 130, 122, 70: 130 red, 122 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #827A46?

The complementary color is #464E82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #827A46?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#827A46 color

#827A46 rgb(130, 122, 70)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #827A46 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 47.8% green and 27.5% blue (130, 122, 70).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 30% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 46% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Leaf (#817C4A), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#827A46 color codes

HEX	`#827A46`
RGB	`rgb(130, 122, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 47.8%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 30%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 46%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 46%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.81, -4.78, 29.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.81, 29.86, 99.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.271, 19.108, 8.572)`
Decimal	`8550982`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #827A46, 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 #827A46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#827A46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	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 #827A46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #827a46; }
.text { color: #827a46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #827a46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 122 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #827a46, #6c8246); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #827A46?: #827A46 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Verdant Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #827A46?: The RGB value is 130, 122, 70: 130 red, 122 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #827A46?: The complementary color is #464E82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #827A46?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.