What color is #828159?

#828159 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #828159?

The RGB value is 130, 129, 89: 130 red, 129 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #828159?

The complementary color is #595A82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #828159?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#828159 color

#828159 rgb(130, 129, 89)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #828159 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 50.6% green and 34.9% blue (130, 129, 89).

Its hue angle is 59°, with 19% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 32% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Iguana (#878757), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#828159 color codes

HEX	`#828159`
RGB	`rgb(130, 129, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 50.6%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(59, 19%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(59, 32%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 32%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.13, -6.36, 21.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.13, 22.79, 106.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.859, 21.168, 12.542)`
Decimal	`8552793`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #828159, 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 #828159	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#828159 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	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 #828159 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #828159; }
.text { color: #828159; }
.border { border: 2px solid #828159; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 129 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #828159, #6f8259); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #828159?: #828159 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #828159?: The RGB value is 130, 129, 89: 130 red, 129 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #828159?: The complementary color is #595A82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #828159?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.