What color is #87825A?

#87825A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87825A?

The RGB value is 135, 130, 90: 135 red, 130 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87825A?

The complementary color is #5A5F87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87825A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87825A color

#87825A rgb(135, 130, 90)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #87825A is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 51% green and 35.3% blue (135, 130, 90).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 20% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 33% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Iguana (#878757), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#87825A color codes

HEX	`#87825A`
RGB	`rgb(135, 130, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 51%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 20%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 33%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 33%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.87, -4.67, 22.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.87, 22.86, 101.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.82, 21.855, 12.845)`
Decimal	`8880730`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87825A, 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 #87825A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#87825A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	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 #87825A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87825a; }
.text { color: #87825a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87825a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 130 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87825a, #76875a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #87825A?: #87825A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87825A?: The RGB value is 135, 130, 90: 135 red, 130 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87825A?: The complementary color is #5A5F87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87825A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.