What color is #834F00?

#834F00 is a dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Grizzly. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #834F00?

The RGB value is 131, 79, 0: 131 red, 79 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #834F00?

The complementary color is #003483, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #834F00?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.08:1 and white text 6.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#834F00 color

#834F00 rgb(131, 79, 0)

Shades of brown

The hex color #834F00 is a dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 31% green and 0% blue (131, 79, 0).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 100% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 100% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Grizzly (#885818), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.81:1).

#834F00 color codes

HEX	`#834F00`
RGB	`rgb(131, 79, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 31%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 100%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 100%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 100%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.58, 16.65, 47.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.58, 50.41, 70.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.157, 10.419, 1.371)`
Decimal	`8605440`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #834F00, 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 #834F00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#834F00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	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 #834F00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #834f00; }
.text { color: #834f00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #834f00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 79 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #834f00, #768300); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #834F00?: #834F00 is a dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Grizzly. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #834F00?: The RGB value is 131, 79, 0: 131 red, 79 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #834F00?: The complementary color is #003483, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #834F00?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.08:1 and white text 6.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.