What color is #867F3E?

#867F3E is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Green Commando. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #867F3E?

The RGB value is 134, 127, 62: 134 red, 127 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #867F3E?

The complementary color is #3E4586, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #867F3E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#867F3E color

#867F3E rgb(134, 127, 62)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #867F3E is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 49.8% green and 24.3% blue (134, 127, 62).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 37% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 54% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Green Commando (#828039), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#867F3E color codes

HEX	`#867F3E`
RGB	`rgb(134, 127, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 49.8%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 37%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 54%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 54%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.5, -6.6, 35.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.5, 36.48, 100.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.291, 20.595, 7.568)`
Decimal	`8814398`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #867F3E, 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 #867F3E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#867F3E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	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 #867F3E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #867f3e; }
.text { color: #867f3e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #867f3e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 127 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #867f3e, #69863e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #867F3E?: #867F3E is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Green Commando. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #867F3E?: The RGB value is 134, 127, 62: 134 red, 127 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #867F3E?: The complementary color is #3E4586, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #867F3E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.