What color is #848262?

#848262 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 #848262?

The RGB value is 132, 130, 98: 132 red, 130 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #848262?

The complementary color is #626484, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #848262?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#848262 color

#848262 rgb(132, 130, 98)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #848262 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 51% green and 38.4% blue (132, 130, 98).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 15% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 26% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Warm Gray (#808069), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.35:1).

#848262 color codes

HEX	`#848262`
RGB	`rgb(132, 130, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 51%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 15%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 26%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 26%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.76, -4.79, 17.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.76, 18.29, 105.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.703, 21.753, 14.714)`
Decimal	`8684130`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #848262, 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 #848262	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#848262 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.35:1	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 #848262 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #848262; }
.text { color: #848262; }
.border { border: 2px solid #848262; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 130 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #848262, #758462); }

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Questions

What color is #848262?: #848262 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 #848262?: The RGB value is 132, 130, 98: 132 red, 130 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #848262?: The complementary color is #626484, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #848262?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.