What color is #82825C?

#82825C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82825C?

The RGB value is 130, 130, 92: 130 red, 130 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82825C?

The complementary color is #5C5C82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82825C?

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.

#82825C color

#82825C rgb(130, 130, 92)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #82825C is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 51% green and 36.1% blue (130, 130, 92).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 17% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Iguana (#878757), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#82825C color codes

HEX	`#82825C`
RGB	`rgb(130, 130, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 51%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 17%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 29%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 29%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.48, -6.49, 20.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.48, 21.64, 107.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.12, 21.484, 13.263)`
Decimal	`8553052`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82825C, 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 #82825C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#82825C 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 #82825C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82825c; }
.text { color: #82825c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82825c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 130 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82825c, #6f825c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #82825C?: #82825C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82825C?: The RGB value is 130, 130, 92: 130 red, 130 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82825C?: The complementary color is #5C5C82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82825C?: 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.