What color is #84876D?

#84876D 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 #84876D?

The RGB value is 132, 135, 109: 132 red, 135 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84876D?

The complementary color is #706D87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84876D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84876D color

#84876D rgb(132, 135, 109)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #84876D is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 52.9% green and 42.7% blue (132, 135, 109).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 11% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Warm Gray (#808069), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.67:1).

#84876D color codes

HEX	`#84876D`
RGB	`rgb(132, 135, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 52.9%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 11%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 19%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 19%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.42, -5.86, 13.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.42, 14.85, 113.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.94, 23.338, 17.867)`
Decimal	`8685421`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84876D, 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 #84876D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#84876D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.67:1	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 #84876D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84876d; }
.text { color: #84876d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84876d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 135 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84876d, #77876d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #84876D?: #84876D 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 #84876D?: The RGB value is 132, 135, 109: 132 red, 135 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84876D?: The complementary color is #706D87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84876D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.