What color is #828152?

#828152 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #828152?

The RGB value is 130, 129, 82: 130 red, 129 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #828152?

The complementary color is #525382, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #828152?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#828152 color

#828152 rgb(130, 129, 82)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #828152 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 50.6% green and 32.2% blue (130, 129, 82).

Its hue angle is 59°, with 23% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 37% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Iguana (#878757), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.21:1).

#828152 color codes

HEX	`#828152`
RGB	`rgb(130, 129, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 50.6%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(59, 23%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(59, 37%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 37%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.01, -7.28, 25.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.01, 26.66, 105.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.579, 21.056, 11.066)`
Decimal	`8552786`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #828152, 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 #828152	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#828152 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	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 #828152 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #828152; }
.text { color: #828152; }
.border { border: 2px solid #828152; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 129 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #828152, #6b8252); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #828152?: #828152 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #828152?: The RGB value is 130, 129, 82: 130 red, 129 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #828152?: The complementary color is #525382, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #828152?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.