What color is #86845E?

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

What is the RGB value of #86845E?

The RGB value is 134, 132, 94: 134 red, 132 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86845E?

The complementary color is #5E6086, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86845E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86845E color

#86845E rgb(134, 132, 94)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #86845E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 51.8% green and 36.9% blue (134, 132, 94).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 18% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 30% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Iguana (#878757), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.48:1).

#86845E color codes

HEX	`#86845E`
RGB	`rgb(134, 132, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 51.8%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 18%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 30%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 30%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.43, -5.66, 20.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.43, 21.6, 105.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.103, 22.379, 13.848)`
Decimal	`8815710`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86845E, 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 #86845E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#86845E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.48:1	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 #86845E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86845e; }
.text { color: #86845e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86845e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 132 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86845e, #74865e); }

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Questions

What color is #86845E?: #86845E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86845E?: The RGB value is 134, 132, 94: 134 red, 132 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86845E?: The complementary color is #5E6086, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86845E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.