What color is #828566?

#828566 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 #828566?

The RGB value is 130, 133, 102: 130 red, 133 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #828566?

The complementary color is #696685, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #828566?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#828566 color

#828566 rgb(130, 133, 102)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #828566 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 52.2% green and 40% blue (130, 133, 102).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 13% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Warm Gray (#808069), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.5:1).

#828566 color codes

HEX	`#828566`
RGB	`rgb(130, 133, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 52.2%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 13%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 23%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 23%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.53, -6.67, 16.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.53, 17.7, 112.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.992, 22.48, 15.854)`
Decimal	`8553830`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #828566, 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 #828566	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#828566 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	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 #828566 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #828566; }
.text { color: #828566; }
.border { border: 2px solid #828566; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 133 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #828566, #728566); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #828566?: #828566 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 #828566?: The RGB value is 130, 133, 102: 130 red, 133 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #828566?: The complementary color is #696685, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #828566?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.