What color is #85866B?

#85866B 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 #85866B?

The RGB value is 133, 134, 107: 133 red, 134 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85866B?

The complementary color is #6C6B86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85866B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85866B color

#85866B rgb(133, 134, 107)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #85866B is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 52.5% green and 42% blue (133, 134, 107).

Its hue angle is 62°, with 11% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Warm Gray (#808069), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.62:1).

#85866B color codes

HEX	`#85866B`
RGB	`rgb(133, 134, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 52.5%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(62, 11%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(62, 20%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 20%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.17, -5.23, 14.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.17, 15.37, 109.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.852, 23.098, 17.267)`
Decimal	`8750699`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85866B, 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 #85866B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#85866B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.62:1	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 #85866B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85866b; }
.text { color: #85866b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85866b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 134 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85866b, #78866b); }

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Questions

What color is #85866B?: #85866B 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 #85866B?: The RGB value is 133, 134, 107: 133 red, 134 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85866B?: The complementary color is #6C6B86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85866B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.