What color is #84885F?

#84885F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Paid in Full. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84885F?

The RGB value is 132, 136, 95: 132 red, 136 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84885F?

The complementary color is #635F88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84885F?

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.

#84885F color

#84885F rgb(132, 136, 95)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #84885F is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 53.3% green and 37.3% blue (132, 136, 95).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 18% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Paid in Full (#8C8E65), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#84885F color codes

HEX	`#84885F`
RGB	`rgb(132, 136, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 53.3%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 18%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 30%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 30%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.42, -8.56, 21.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.42, 23.22, 111.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.385, 23.34, 14.255)`
Decimal	`8685663`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84885F, 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 #84885F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#84885F 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 #84885F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84885f; }
.text { color: #84885f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84885f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 136 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84885f, #70885f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #84885F?: #84885F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Paid in Full. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84885F?: The RGB value is 132, 136, 95: 132 red, 136 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84885F?: The complementary color is #635F88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84885F?: 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.