What color is #85772E?

#85772E is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bay Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85772E?

The RGB value is 133, 119, 46: 133 red, 119 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85772E?

The complementary color is #2E3C85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85772E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85772E color

#85772E rgb(133, 119, 46)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #85772E is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 46.7% green and 18% blue (133, 119, 46).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 49% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 65% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Bay Leaf (#86793D), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#85772E color codes

HEX	`#85772E`
RGB	`rgb(133, 119, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 46.7%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 49%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 65%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 65%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.95, -3.87, 40.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.95, 41.11, 95.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.764, 18.378, 5.249)`
Decimal	`8746798`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85772E, 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 #85772E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#85772E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	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 #85772E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85772e; }
.text { color: #85772e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85772e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 119 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85772e, #68852e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #85772E?: #85772E is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bay Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85772E?: The RGB value is 133, 119, 46: 133 red, 119 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85772E?: The complementary color is #2E3C85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85772E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.