What color is #85825D?

#85825D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85825D?

The RGB value is 133, 130, 93: 133 red, 130 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85825D?

The complementary color is #5D6085, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85825D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85825D color

#85825D rgb(133, 130, 93)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #85825D is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 51% green and 36.5% blue (133, 130, 93).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 18% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 30% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Iguana (#878757), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.35:1).

#85825D color codes

HEX	`#85825D`
RGB	`rgb(133, 130, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 51%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 18%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 30%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 30%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.75, -5.1, 20.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.75, 21.12, 103.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.631, 21.742, 13.516)`
Decimal	`8749661`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85825D, 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 #85825D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#85825D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.35:1	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 #85825D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85825d; }
.text { color: #85825d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85825d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 130 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85825d, #74855d); }

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Questions

What color is #85825D?: #85825D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85825D?: The RGB value is 133, 130, 93: 133 red, 130 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85825D?: The complementary color is #5D6085, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85825D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.