What color is #87770E?

#87770E is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Olive Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87770E?

The RGB value is 135, 119, 14: 135 red, 119 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87770E?

The complementary color is #0E1E87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87770E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87770E color

#87770E rgb(135, 119, 14)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #87770E is a dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 46.7% green and 5.5% blue (135, 119, 14).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 81% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 90% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Olive Green (#808000), a difference of 5.5 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#87770E color codes

HEX	`#87770E`
RGB	`rgb(135, 119, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 46.7%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 81%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 90%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 90%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.95, -4.4, 52.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.95, 52.92, 94.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.669, 18.377, 3.085)`
Decimal	`8877838`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87770E, 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 #87770E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#87770E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	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 #87770E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87770e; }
.text { color: #87770e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87770e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 119 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87770e, #5a870e); }

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Questions

What color is #87770E?: #87770E is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Olive Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87770E?: The RGB value is 135, 119, 14: 135 red, 119 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87770E?: The complementary color is #0E1E87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87770E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.