What color is #828263?

#828263 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 #828263?

The RGB value is 130, 130, 99: 130 red, 130 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #828263?

The complementary color is #636382, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #828263?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#828263 color

#828263 rgb(130, 130, 99)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #828263 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 51% green and 38.8% blue (130, 130, 99).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 14% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Warm Gray (#808069), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.32:1).

#828263 color codes

HEX	`#828263`
RGB	`rgb(130, 130, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 51%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 14%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 24%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 24%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.61, -5.46, 16.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.61, 17.71, 107.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.441, 21.612, 14.949)`
Decimal	`8553059`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #828263, 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 #828263	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#828263 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.32:1	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 #828263 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #828263; }
.text { color: #828263; }
.border { border: 2px solid #828263; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 130 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #828263, #728263); }

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Questions

What color is #828263?: #828263 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 #828263?: The RGB value is 130, 130, 99: 130 red, 130 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #828263?: The complementary color is #636382, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #828263?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.