What color is #848860?

#848860 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 #848860?

The RGB value is 132, 136, 96: 132 red, 136 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #848860?

The complementary color is #646088, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #848860?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#848860 color

#848860 rgb(132, 136, 96)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #848860 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 53.3% green and 37.6% blue (132, 136, 96).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 17% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% 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).

#848860 color codes

HEX	`#848860`
RGB	`rgb(132, 136, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 53.3%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 17%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 29%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 29%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.44, -8.41, 21.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.44, 22.67, 111.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.431, 23.359, 14.496)`
Decimal	`8685664`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #848860, 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 #848860	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#848860 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	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 #848860 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #848860; }
.text { color: #848860; }
.border { border: 2px solid #848860; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 136 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #848860, #708860); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #848860?: #848860 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 #848860?: The RGB value is 132, 136, 96: 132 red, 136 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #848860?: The complementary color is #646088, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #848860?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.