What color is #846E09?

#846E09 is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Muddy Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #846E09?

The RGB value is 132, 110, 9: 132 red, 110 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #846E09?

The complementary color is #091F84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #846E09?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#846E09 color

#846E09 rgb(132, 110, 9)

Shades of brown

The hex color #846E09 is a dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 43.1% green and 3.5% blue (132, 110, 9).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 87% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 93% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Brown (#886806), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#846E09 color codes

HEX	`#846E09`
RGB	`rgb(132, 110, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 43.1%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 87%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 93%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 93%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.08, -0.83, 51.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.08, 51.43, 90.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.142, 16.078, 2.564)`
Decimal	`8678921`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #846E09, 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 #846E09	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#846E09 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	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 #846E09 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #846e09; }
.text { color: #846e09; }
.border { border: 2px solid #846e09; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 110 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #846e09, #5d8409); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #846E09?: #846E09 is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Muddy Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #846E09?: The RGB value is 132, 110, 9: 132 red, 110 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #846E09?: The complementary color is #091F84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #846E09?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.