What color is #868251?

#868251 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #868251?

The RGB value is 134, 130, 81: 134 red, 130 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #868251?

The complementary color is #515586, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #868251?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#868251 color

#868251 rgb(134, 130, 81)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #868251 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 51% green and 31.8% blue (134, 130, 81).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 25% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 40% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Iguana (#878757), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#868251 color codes

HEX	`#868251`
RGB	`rgb(134, 130, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 51%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 25%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 40%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 40%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.63, -6.25, 27.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.63, 27.78, 103)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.3, 21.628, 10.941)`
Decimal	`8815185`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #868251, 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 #868251	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#868251 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	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 #868251 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #868251; }
.text { color: #868251; }
.border { border: 2px solid #868251; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 130 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #868251, #708651); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #868251?: #868251 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #868251?: The RGB value is 134, 130, 81: 134 red, 130 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #868251?: The complementary color is #515586, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #868251?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.