What color is #827D60?

#827D60 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #827D60?

The RGB value is 130, 125, 96: 130 red, 125 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #827D60?

The complementary color is #606582, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #827D60?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#827D60 color

#827D60 rgb(130, 125, 96)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #827D60 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 49% green and 37.6% blue (130, 125, 96).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 15% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 26% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Boa (#7F7755), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.05:1).

#827D60 color codes

HEX	`#827D60`
RGB	`rgb(130, 125, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 49%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 15%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 26%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 26%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.13, -3.1, 16.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.13, 16.82, 100.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.651, 20.258, 13.992)`
Decimal	`8551776`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #827D60, 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 #827D60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#827D60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	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 #827D60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #827d60; }
.text { color: #827d60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #827d60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 125 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #827d60, #768260); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #827D60?: #827D60 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #827D60?: The RGB value is 130, 125, 96: 130 red, 125 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #827D60?: The complementary color is #606582, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #827D60?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.