What color is #838452?

#838452 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #838452?

The RGB value is 131, 132, 82: 131 red, 132 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #838452?

The complementary color is #535284, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #838452?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#838452 color

#838452 rgb(131, 132, 82)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #838452 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 51.8% green and 32.2% blue (131, 132, 82).

Its hue angle is 61°, with 23% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Iguana (#878757), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.39:1).

#838452 color codes

HEX	`#838452`
RGB	`rgb(131, 132, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 51.8%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(61, 23%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(61, 38%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 38%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.96, -8.51, 26.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.96, 28.21, 107.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.135, 21.937, 11.207)`
Decimal	`8619090`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #838452, 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 #838452	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#838452 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	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 #838452 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #838452; }
.text { color: #838452; }
.border { border: 2px solid #838452; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 132 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #838452, #6a8452); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #838452?: #838452 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #838452?: The RGB value is 131, 132, 82: 131 red, 132 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #838452?: The complementary color is #535284, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #838452?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.