What color is #84816A?

#84816A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84816A?

The RGB value is 132, 129, 106: 132 red, 129 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84816A?

The complementary color is #6A6D84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84816A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84816A color

#84816A rgb(132, 129, 106)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #84816A is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 50.6% green and 41.6% blue (132, 129, 106).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 11% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 20% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Warm Gray (#808069), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#84816A color codes

HEX	`#84816A`
RGB	`rgb(132, 129, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 50.6%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 11%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 20%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 20%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.65, -2.98, 12.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.65, 13.24, 103.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.967, 21.647, 16.759)`
Decimal	`8683882`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84816A, 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 #84816A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#84816A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	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 #84816A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84816a; }
.text { color: #84816a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84816a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 129 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84816a, #7a846a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #84816A?: #84816A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84816A?: The RGB value is 132, 129, 106: 132 red, 129 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84816A?: The complementary color is #6A6D84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84816A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.