What color is #867932?

#867932 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bay Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #867932?

The RGB value is 134, 121, 50: 134 red, 121 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #867932?

The complementary color is #323F86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #867932?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#867932 color

#867932 rgb(134, 121, 50)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #867932 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 47.5% green and 19.6% blue (134, 121, 50).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 46% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 63% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Bay Leaf (#86793D), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.79:1).

#867932 color codes

HEX	`#867932`
RGB	`rgb(134, 121, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 47.5%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 46%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 63%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 63%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.66, -4.25, 39.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.66, 40.03, 96.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.245, 18.974, 5.771)`
Decimal	`8812850`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #867932, 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 #867932	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#867932 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.79:1	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 #867932 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #867932; }
.text { color: #867932; }
.border { border: 2px solid #867932; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 121 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #867932, #698632); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #867932?: #867932 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bay Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #867932?: The RGB value is 134, 121, 50: 134 red, 121 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #867932?: The complementary color is #323F86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #867932?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.