What color is #82883A?

#82883A is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Witch Brew. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82883A?

The RGB value is 130, 136, 58: 130 red, 136 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82883A?

The complementary color is #403A88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82883A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82883A color

#82883A rgb(130, 136, 58)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #82883A is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 53.3% green and 22.7% blue (130, 136, 58).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 40% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 57% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Witch Brew (#888738), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.53:1).

#82883A color codes

HEX	`#82883A`
RGB	`rgb(130, 136, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 53.3%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 40%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 57%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 57%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.72, -13.64, 40.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.72, 42.6, 108.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.774, 22.66, 7.387)`
Decimal	`8554554`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82883A, 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 #82883A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#82883A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.53:1	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 #82883A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82883a; }
.text { color: #82883a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82883a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 136 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82883a, #5b883a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #82883A?: #82883A is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Witch Brew. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82883A?: The RGB value is 130, 136, 58: 130 red, 136 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82883A?: The complementary color is #403A88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82883A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.