What color is #867C3F?

#867C3F is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bay Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #867C3F?

The RGB value is 134, 124, 63: 134 red, 124 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #867C3F?

The complementary color is #3F4986, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #867C3F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#867C3F color

#867C3F rgb(134, 124, 63)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #867C3F is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 48.6% green and 24.7% blue (134, 124, 63).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 36% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 53% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Bay Leaf (#86793D), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#867C3F color codes

HEX	`#867C3F`
RGB	`rgb(134, 124, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 48.6%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 36%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 53%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 53%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.66, -4.84, 34.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.66, 34.69, 98.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.937, 19.843, 7.587)`
Decimal	`8813631`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #867C3F, 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 #867C3F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#867C3F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	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 #867C3F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #867c3f; }
.text { color: #867c3f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #867c3f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 124 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #867c3f, #6d863f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #867C3F?: #867C3F is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bay Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #867C3F?: The RGB value is 134, 124, 63: 134 red, 124 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #867C3F?: The complementary color is #3F4986, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #867C3F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.