What color is #86866D?

#86866D 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 #86866D?

The RGB value is 134, 134, 109: 134 red, 134 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86866D?

The complementary color is #6D6D86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86866D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86866D color

#86866D rgb(134, 134, 109)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #86866D is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 52.5% green and 42.7% blue (134, 134, 109).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 10% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Warm Gray (#808069), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.64:1).

#86866D color codes

HEX	`#86866D`
RGB	`rgb(134, 134, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 52.5%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 10%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 19%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 19%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.3, -4.5, 13.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.3, 14.23, 108.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.117, 23.223, 17.835)`
Decimal	`8816237`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86866D, 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 #86866D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#86866D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.64:1	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 #86866D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86866d; }
.text { color: #86866d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86866d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 134 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86866d, #79866d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #86866D?: #86866D 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 #86866D?: The RGB value is 134, 134, 109: 134 red, 134 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86866D?: The complementary color is #6D6D86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86866D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.