What color is #834B01?

#834B01 is a dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Milk Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #834B01?

The RGB value is 131, 75, 1: 131 red, 75 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #834B01?

The complementary color is #013983, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #834B01?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#834B01 color

#834B01 rgb(131, 75, 1)

Shades of brown

The hex color #834B01 is a dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 29.4% green and 0.4% blue (131, 75, 1).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 98% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 99% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.07:1).

#834B01 color codes

HEX	`#834B01`
RGB	`rgb(131, 75, 1)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 29.4%, 0.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 98%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 99%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 99%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.59, 19.01, 46.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.59, 50.34, 67.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.883, 9.861, 1.306)`
Decimal	`8604417`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #834B01, 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 #834B01	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#834B01 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #834B01 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #834b01; }
.text { color: #834b01; }
.border { border: 2px solid #834b01; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 75 1 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #834b01, #7a8301); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #834B01?: #834B01 is a dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Milk Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #834B01?: The RGB value is 131, 75, 1: 131 red, 75 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #834B01?: The complementary color is #013983, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #834B01?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.