What color is #828B01?

#828B01 is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Snakes in the Grass. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #828B01?

The RGB value is 130, 139, 1: 130 red, 139 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #828B01?

The complementary color is #0A018B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #828B01?

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.

#828B01 color

#828B01 rgb(130, 139, 1)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #828B01 is a dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 54.5% green and 0.4% blue (130, 139, 1).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 99% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 99% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Snakes in the Grass (#889717), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#828B01 color codes

HEX	`#828B01`
RGB	`rgb(130, 139, 1)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 54.5%, 0.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 99%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 99%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 99%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.29, -17.81, 59.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.29, 61.72, 106.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.445, 23.214, 3.538)`
Decimal	`8555265`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #828B01, 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 #828B01	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#828B01 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 #828B01 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #828b01; }
.text { color: #828b01; }
.border { border: 2px solid #828b01; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 139 1 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #828b01, #3d8b01); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #828B01?: #828B01 is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Snakes in the Grass. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #828B01?: The RGB value is 130, 139, 1: 130 red, 139 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #828B01?: The complementary color is #0A018B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #828B01?: 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.