What color is #878260?

#878260 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #878260?

The RGB value is 135, 130, 96: 135 red, 130 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #878260?

The complementary color is #606587, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #878260?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#878260 color

#878260 rgb(135, 130, 96)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #878260 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 51% green and 37.6% blue (135, 130, 96).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 17% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 29% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Wilderness (#8F886C), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.39:1).

#878260 color codes

HEX	`#878260`
RGB	`rgb(135, 130, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 51%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 17%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 29%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 29%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.99, -3.84, 19.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.99, 19.52, 101.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.086, 21.961, 14.245)`
Decimal	`8880736`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #878260, 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 #878260	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#878260 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	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 #878260 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #878260; }
.text { color: #878260; }
.border { border: 2px solid #878260; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 130 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #878260, #798760); }

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Questions

What color is #878260?: #878260 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #878260?: The RGB value is 135, 130, 96: 135 red, 130 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #878260?: The complementary color is #606587, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #878260?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.