What color is #86845B?

#86845B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86845B?

The RGB value is 134, 132, 91: 134 red, 132 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86845B?

The complementary color is #5B5D86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86845B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86845B color

#86845B rgb(134, 132, 91)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #86845B is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 51.8% green and 35.7% blue (134, 132, 91).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 19% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 32% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Iguana (#878757), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.47:1).

#86845B color codes

HEX	`#86845B`
RGB	`rgb(134, 132, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 51.8%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 19%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 32%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 32%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.37, -6.07, 22.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.37, 23.27, 105.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.971, 22.327, 13.153)`
Decimal	`8815707`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86845B, 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 #86845B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#86845B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.47:1	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 #86845B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86845b; }
.text { color: #86845b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86845b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 132 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86845b, #72865b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #86845B?: #86845B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86845B?: The RGB value is 134, 132, 91: 134 red, 132 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86845B?: The complementary color is #5B5D86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86845B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.