What color is #877100?

#877100 is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Muddy Brown. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #877100?

The RGB value is 135, 113, 0: 135 red, 113 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #877100?

The complementary color is #001687, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #877100?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#877100 color

#877100 rgb(135, 113, 0)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #877100 is a dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 44.3% green and 0% blue (135, 113, 0).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 100% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 100% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Brown (#886806), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#877100 color codes

HEX	`#877100`
RGB	`rgb(135, 113, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 44.3%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 100%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 100%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 100%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.21, -1.29, 54.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.21, 54.37, 91.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.898, 16.962, 2.437)`
Decimal	`8876288`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #877100, 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 #877100	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#877100 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	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 #877100 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #877100; }
.text { color: #877100; }
.border { border: 2px solid #877100; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 113 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #877100, #598700); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #877100?: #877100 is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Muddy Brown. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #877100?: The RGB value is 135, 113, 0: 135 red, 113 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #877100?: The complementary color is #001687, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #877100?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.