What color is #847940?

#847940 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bay Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #847940?

The RGB value is 132, 121, 64: 132 red, 121 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #847940?

The complementary color is #404B84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #847940?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#847940 color

#847940 rgb(132, 121, 64)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #847940 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 47.5% green and 25.1% blue (132, 121, 64).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 35% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 52% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Bay Leaf (#86793D), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.79:1).

#847940 color codes

HEX	`#847940`
RGB	`rgb(132, 121, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 47.5%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 35%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 52%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 52%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.63, -3.95, 32.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.63, 32.78, 96.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.279, 18.951, 7.597)`
Decimal	`8681792`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #847940, 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 #847940	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#847940 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.79:1	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 #847940 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #847940; }
.text { color: #847940; }
.border { border: 2px solid #847940; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 121 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #847940, #6d8440); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #847940?: #847940 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bay Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #847940?: The RGB value is 132, 121, 64: 132 red, 121 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #847940?: The complementary color is #404B84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #847940?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.