What color is #85895A?

#85895A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85895A?

The RGB value is 133, 137, 90: 133 red, 137 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85895A?

The complementary color is #5E5A89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85895A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85895A color

#85895A rgb(133, 137, 90)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #85895A is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 53.7% green and 35.3% blue (133, 137, 90).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 21% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Iguana (#878757), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.72:1).

#85895A color codes

HEX	`#85895A`
RGB	`rgb(133, 137, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 53.7%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 21%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 34%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 34%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.7, -9.38, 24.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.7, 26.48, 110.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.464, 23.616, 13.151)`
Decimal	`8751450`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85895A, 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 #85895A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#85895A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.72:1	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 #85895A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85895a; }
.text { color: #85895a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85895a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 137 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85895a, #6e895a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #85895A?: #85895A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85895A?: The RGB value is 133, 137, 90: 133 red, 137 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85895A?: The complementary color is #5E5A89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85895A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.