What color is #86846B?

#86846B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86846B?

The RGB value is 134, 132, 107: 134 red, 132 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86846B?

The complementary color is #6B6D86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86846B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86846B color

#86846B rgb(134, 132, 107)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #86846B is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 51.8% green and 42% blue (134, 132, 107).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 11% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 20% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Warm Gray (#808069), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.53:1).

#86846B color codes

HEX	`#86846B`
RGB	`rgb(134, 132, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 51.8%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 11%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 20%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 20%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.69, -3.7, 13.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.69, 14.29, 105.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.736, 22.633, 17.183)`
Decimal	`8815723`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86846B, 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 #86846B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#86846B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.53:1	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 #86846B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86846b; }
.text { color: #86846b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86846b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 132 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86846b, #7a866b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #86846B?: #86846B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86846B?: The RGB value is 134, 132, 107: 134 red, 132 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86846B?: The complementary color is #6B6D86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86846B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.