What color is #82813B?

#82813B is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Green Commando. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82813B?

The RGB value is 130, 129, 59: 130 red, 129 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82813B?

The complementary color is #3B3C82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82813B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82813B color

#82813B rgb(130, 129, 59)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #82813B is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 50.6% green and 23.1% blue (130, 129, 59).

Its hue angle is 59°, with 38% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 55% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Green Commando (#828039), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

#82813B color codes

HEX	`#82813B`
RGB	`rgb(130, 129, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 50.6%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(59, 38%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(59, 55%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 55%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.69, -9.76, 37.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.69, 38.78, 104.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.846, 20.763, 7.204)`
Decimal	`8552763`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82813B, 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 #82813B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#82813B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	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 #82813B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82813b; }
.text { color: #82813b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82813b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 129 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82813b, #5f823b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #82813B?: #82813B is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Green Commando. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82813B?: The RGB value is 130, 129, 59: 130 red, 129 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82813B?: The complementary color is #3B3C82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82813B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.