What color is #85886C?

#85886C 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 #85886C?

The RGB value is 133, 136, 108: 133 red, 136 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85886C?

The complementary color is #6F6C88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85886C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85886C color

#85886C rgb(133, 136, 108)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #85886C is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 53.3% green and 42.4% blue (133, 136, 108).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 11% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Warm Gray (#808069), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.74:1).

#85886C color codes

HEX	`#85886C`
RGB	`rgb(133, 136, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 53.3%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 11%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 21%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 21%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.76, -6.18, 14.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.76, 15.95, 112.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.184, 23.678, 17.639)`
Decimal	`8751212`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85886C, 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 #85886C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#85886C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.74:1	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 #85886C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85886c; }
.text { color: #85886c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85886c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 136 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85886c, #77886c); }

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Questions

What color is #85886C?: #85886C 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 #85886C?: The RGB value is 133, 136, 108: 133 red, 136 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85886C?: The complementary color is #6F6C88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85886C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.