What color is #828950?

#828950 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #828950?

The RGB value is 130, 137, 80: 130 red, 137 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #828950?

The complementary color is #575089, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #828950?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#828950 color

#828950 rgb(130, 137, 80)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #828950 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 53.7% green and 31.4% blue (130, 137, 80).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 26% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Iguana (#878757), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.64:1).

#828950 color codes

HEX	`#828950`
RGB	`rgb(130, 137, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 53.7%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 26%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 42%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 42%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.29, -11.91, 29.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.29, 31.97, 111.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.6, 23.217, 11.037)`
Decimal	`8554832`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #828950, 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 #828950	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#828950 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.64:1	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 #828950 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #828950; }
.text { color: #828950; }
.border { border: 2px solid #828950; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 137 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #828950, #668950); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #828950?: #828950 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #828950?: The RGB value is 130, 137, 80: 130 red, 137 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #828950?: The complementary color is #575089, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #828950?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.