What color is #82816A?

#82816A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82816A?

The RGB value is 130, 129, 106: 130 red, 129 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82816A?

The complementary color is #6A6B82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82816A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82816A color

#82816A rgb(130, 129, 106)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #82816A is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 50.6% green and 41.6% blue (130, 129, 106).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 10% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 18% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Warm Gray (#808069), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#82816A color codes

HEX	`#82816A`
RGB	`rgb(130, 129, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 50.6%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 10%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 18%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 18%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.48, -3.79, 12.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.48, 13.19, 106.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.658, 21.487, 16.745)`
Decimal	`8552810`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82816A, 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 #82816A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#82816A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	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 #82816A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82816a; }
.text { color: #82816a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82816a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 129 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82816a, #77826a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #82816A?: #82816A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82816A?: The RGB value is 130, 129, 106: 130 red, 129 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82816A?: The complementary color is #6A6B82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82816A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.