What color is #82865E?

#82865E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82865E?

The RGB value is 130, 134, 94: 130 red, 134 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82865E?

The complementary color is #625E86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82865E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82865E color

#82865E rgb(130, 134, 94)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #82865E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 52.5% green and 36.9% blue (130, 134, 94).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 18% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Iguana (#878757), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.52:1).

#82865E color codes

HEX	`#82865E`
RGB	`rgb(130, 134, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 52.5%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 18%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 30%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 30%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.66, -8.42, 21.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.66, 22.72, 111.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.751, 22.604, 13.91)`
Decimal	`8554078`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82865E, 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 #82865E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#82865E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.52:1	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 #82865E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82865e; }
.text { color: #82865e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82865e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 134 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82865e, #6e865e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #82865E?: #82865E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82865E?: The RGB value is 130, 134, 94: 130 red, 134 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82865E?: The complementary color is #625E86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82865E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.