What color is #84845F?

#84845F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84845F?

The RGB value is 132, 132, 95: 132 red, 132 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84845F?

The complementary color is #5F5F84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84845F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84845F color

#84845F rgb(132, 132, 95)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #84845F is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 51.8% green and 37.3% blue (132, 132, 95).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 16% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Iguana (#878757), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.45:1).

#84845F color codes

HEX	`#84845F`
RGB	`rgb(132, 132, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 51.8%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 16%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 28%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 28%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.28, -6.35, 20.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.28, 21.03, 107.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.833, 22.235, 14.071)`
Decimal	`8684639`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84845F, 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 #84845F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#84845F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.45:1	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 #84845F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84845f; }
.text { color: #84845f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84845f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 132 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84845f, #72845f); }

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Questions

What color is #84845F?: #84845F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84845F?: The RGB value is 132, 132, 95: 132 red, 132 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84845F?: The complementary color is #5F5F84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84845F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.