What color is #837C56?

#837C56 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #837C56?

The RGB value is 131, 124, 86: 131 red, 124 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #837C56?

The complementary color is #565D83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #837C56?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#837C56 color

#837C56 rgb(131, 124, 86)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #837C56 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 48.6% green and 33.7% blue (131, 124, 86).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 21% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 34% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Boa (#7F7755), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#837C56 color codes

HEX	`#837C56`
RGB	`rgb(131, 124, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 48.6%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 21%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 34%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 34%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.74, -3.53, 21.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.74, 22.03, 99.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.248, 19.913, 11.685)`
Decimal	`8617046`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #837C56, 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 #837C56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#837C56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	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 #837C56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #837c56; }
.text { color: #837c56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #837c56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 124 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #837c56, #738356); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #837C56?: #837C56 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #837C56?: The RGB value is 131, 124, 86: 131 red, 124 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #837C56?: The complementary color is #565D83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #837C56?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.