What color is #85835F?

#85835F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85835F?

The RGB value is 133, 131, 95: 133 red, 131 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85835F?

The complementary color is #5F6185, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85835F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85835F color

#85835F rgb(133, 131, 95)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #85835F is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 51.4% green and 37.3% blue (133, 131, 95).

Its hue angle is 57°, 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 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.41:1).

#85835F color codes

HEX	`#85835F`
RGB	`rgb(133, 131, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 51.4%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 17%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 29%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 29%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.08, -5.38, 19.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.08, 20.51, 105.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.855, 22.046, 14.034)`
Decimal	`8749919`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85835F, 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 #85835F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#85835F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.41:1	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 #85835F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85835f; }
.text { color: #85835f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85835f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 131 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85835f, #74855f); }

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Questions

What color is #85835F?: #85835F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85835F?: The RGB value is 133, 131, 95: 133 red, 131 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85835F?: The complementary color is #5F6185, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85835F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.