What color is #847840?

#847840 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bay Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #847840?

The RGB value is 132, 120, 64: 132 red, 120 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #847840?

The complementary color is #404C84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #847840?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#847840 color

#847840 rgb(132, 120, 64)

Shades of brown

The hex color #847840 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 47.1% green and 25.1% blue (132, 120, 64).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 35% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 52% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Bay Leaf (#86793D), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#847840 color codes

HEX	`#847840`
RGB	`rgb(132, 120, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 47.1%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 35%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 52%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 52%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.35, -3.39, 32.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.35, 32.38, 96.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.158, 18.709, 7.557)`
Decimal	`8681536`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #847840, 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 #847840	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#847840 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	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 #847840 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #847840; }
.text { color: #847840; }
.border { border: 2px solid #847840; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 120 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #847840, #6e8440); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #847840?: #847840 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bay Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #847840?: The RGB value is 132, 120, 64: 132 red, 120 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #847840?: The complementary color is #404C84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #847840?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.