What color is #85866F?

#85866F 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 #85866F?

The RGB value is 133, 134, 111: 133 red, 134 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85866F?

The complementary color is #706F86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85866F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85866F color

#85866F rgb(133, 134, 111)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #85866F is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 52.5% green and 43.5% blue (133, 134, 111).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 9% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Warm Gray (#808069), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.64:1).

#85866F color codes

HEX	`#85866F`
RGB	`rgb(133, 134, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 52.5%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 9%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 17%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 17%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.26, -4.57, 12.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.26, 13.11, 110.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.067, 23.185, 18.401)`
Decimal	`8750703`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85866F, 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 #85866F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#85866F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.64:1	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 #85866F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85866f; }
.text { color: #85866f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85866f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 134 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85866f, #7a866f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #85866F?: #85866F 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 #85866F?: The RGB value is 133, 134, 111: 133 red, 134 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85866F?: The complementary color is #706F86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85866F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.