What color is #837D5F?

#837D5F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #837D5F?

The RGB value is 131, 125, 95: 131 red, 125 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #837D5F?

The complementary color is #5F6583, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #837D5F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#837D5F color

#837D5F rgb(131, 125, 95)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #837D5F is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 49% green and 37.3% blue (131, 125, 95).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 16% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 27% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Boa (#7F7755), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.06:1).

#837D5F color codes

HEX	`#837D5F`
RGB	`rgb(131, 125, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 49%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 16%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 27%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 27%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.2, -2.83, 17.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.2, 17.45, 99.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.759, 20.319, 13.758)`
Decimal	`8617311`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #837D5F, 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 #837D5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#837D5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	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 #837D5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #837d5f; }
.text { color: #837d5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #837d5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 125 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #837d5f, #77835f); }

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Questions

What color is #837D5F?: #837D5F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #837D5F?: The RGB value is 131, 125, 95: 131 red, 125 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #837D5F?: The complementary color is #5F6583, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #837D5F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.