What color is #867C4F?

#867C4F is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Verdant Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #867C4F?

The RGB value is 134, 124, 79: 134 red, 124 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #867C4F?

The complementary color is #4F5986, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #867C4F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#867C4F color

#867C4F rgb(134, 124, 79)

Shades of brown

The hex color #867C4F is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 48.6% green and 31% blue (134, 124, 79).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 26% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 41% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Leaf (#817C4A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#867C4F color codes

HEX	`#867C4F`
RGB	`rgb(134, 124, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 48.6%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 26%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 41%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 41%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.89, -3.13, 25.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.89, 26.13, 96.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.451, 20.049, 10.293)`
Decimal	`8813647`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #867C4F, 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 #867C4F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#867C4F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	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 #867C4F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #867c4f; }
.text { color: #867c4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #867c4f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 124 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #867c4f, #75864f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #867C4F?: #867C4F is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Verdant Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #867C4F?: The RGB value is 134, 124, 79: 134 red, 124 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #867C4F?: The complementary color is #4F5986, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #867C4F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.