What color is #83892F?

#83892F is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Witch Brew. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83892F?

The RGB value is 131, 137, 47: 131 red, 137 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83892F?

The complementary color is #352F89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83892F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83892F color

#83892F rgb(131, 137, 47)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #83892F is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 53.7% green and 18.4% blue (131, 137, 47).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 49% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 66% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Witch Brew (#888738), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.58:1).

#83892F color codes

HEX	`#83892F`
RGB	`rgb(131, 137, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 53.7%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 49%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 66%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 66%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.99, -14.58, 45.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.99, 48.05, 107.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.819, 22.922, 6.122)`
Decimal	`8620335`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83892F, 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 #83892F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#83892F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.58:1	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 #83892F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83892f; }
.text { color: #83892f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83892f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 137 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83892f, #56892f); }

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Questions

What color is #83892F?: #83892F is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Witch Brew. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83892F?: The RGB value is 131, 137, 47: 131 red, 137 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83892F?: The complementary color is #352F89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83892F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.