What color is #86826B?

#86826B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86826B?

The RGB value is 134, 130, 107: 134 red, 130 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86826B?

The complementary color is #6B6F86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86826B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86826B color

#86826B rgb(134, 130, 107)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #86826B is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 51% green and 42% blue (134, 130, 107).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 11% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 20% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Antique (#8B846D), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#86826B color codes

HEX	`#86826B`
RGB	`rgb(134, 130, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 51%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 11%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 20%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 20%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.13, -2.58, 13.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.13, 13.27, 101.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.468, 22.095, 17.094)`
Decimal	`8815211`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86826B, 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 #86826B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#86826B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	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 #86826B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86826b; }
.text { color: #86826b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86826b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 130 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86826b, #7d866b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #86826B?: #86826B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86826B?: The RGB value is 134, 130, 107: 134 red, 130 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86826B?: The complementary color is #6B6F86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86826B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.