What color is #86805C?

#86805C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86805C?

The RGB value is 134, 128, 92: 134 red, 128 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86805C?

The complementary color is #5C6286, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86805C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86805C color

#86805C rgb(134, 128, 92)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #86805C is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 50.2% green and 36.1% blue (134, 128, 92).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 19% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 31% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Boa (#7F7755), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

#86805C color codes

HEX	`#86805C`
RGB	`rgb(134, 128, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 50.2%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 19%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 31%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 31%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.25, -3.7, 20.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.25, 20.74, 100.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.483, 21.28, 13.204)`
Decimal	`8814684`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86805C, 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 #86805C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#86805C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	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 #86805C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86805c; }
.text { color: #86805c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86805c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 128 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86805c, #77865c); }

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Questions

What color is #86805C?: #86805C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86805C?: The RGB value is 134, 128, 92: 134 red, 128 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86805C?: The complementary color is #5C6286, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86805C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.