What color is #85825E?

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

What is the RGB value of #85825E?

The RGB value is 133, 130, 94: 133 red, 130 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85825E?

The complementary color is #5E6185, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85825E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85825E color

#85825E rgb(133, 130, 94)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #85825E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 51% green and 36.9% blue (133, 130, 94).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 17% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 29% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Iguana (#878757), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#85825E color codes

HEX	`#85825E`
RGB	`rgb(133, 130, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 51%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 17%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 29%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 29%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.77, -4.96, 19.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.77, 20.56, 103.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.676, 21.76, 13.751)`
Decimal	`8749662`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85825E, 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 #85825E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#85825E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	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 #85825E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85825e; }
.text { color: #85825e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85825e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 130 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85825e, #75855e); }

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Questions

What color is #85825E?: #85825E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85825E?: The RGB value is 133, 130, 94: 133 red, 130 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85825E?: The complementary color is #5E6185, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85825E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.