What color is #85805B?

#85805B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85805B?

The RGB value is 133, 128, 91: 133 red, 128 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85805B?

The complementary color is #5B6085, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85805B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85805B color

#85805B rgb(133, 128, 91)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #85805B is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 50.2% green and 35.7% blue (133, 128, 91).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 19% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 32% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Boa (#7F7755), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

#85805B color codes

HEX	`#85805B`
RGB	`rgb(133, 128, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 50.2%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 19%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 32%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 32%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.15, -4.26, 20.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.15, 21.25, 101.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.281, 21.181, 12.968)`
Decimal	`8749147`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85805B, 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 #85805B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#85805B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	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 #85805B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85805b; }
.text { color: #85805b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85805b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 128 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85805b, #75855b); }

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Questions

What color is #85805B?: #85805B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85805B?: The RGB value is 133, 128, 91: 133 red, 128 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85805B?: The complementary color is #5B6085, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85805B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.