What color is #858269?

#858269 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #858269?

The RGB value is 133, 130, 105: 133 red, 130 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #858269?

The complementary color is #696C85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #858269?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#858269 color

#858269 rgb(133, 130, 105)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #858269 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 51% green and 41.2% blue (133, 130, 105).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 12% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 21% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Warm Gray (#808069), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.39:1).

#858269 color codes

HEX	`#858269`
RGB	`rgb(133, 130, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 51%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 12%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 21%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 21%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54, -3.3, 13.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54, 14.36, 103.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.205, 21.972, 16.538)`
Decimal	`8749673`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #858269, 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 #858269	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#858269 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	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 #858269 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #858269; }
.text { color: #858269; }
.border { border: 2px solid #858269; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 130 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #858269, #7a8569); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #858269?: #858269 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #858269?: The RGB value is 133, 130, 105: 133 red, 130 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #858269?: The complementary color is #696C85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #858269?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.