What color is #87856E?

#87856E 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 #87856E?

The RGB value is 135, 133, 110: 135 red, 133 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87856E?

The complementary color is #6E7087, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87856E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87856E color

#87856E rgb(135, 133, 110)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #87856E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 52.2% green and 43.1% blue (135, 133, 110).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 10% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% 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 5.61:1).

#87856E color codes

HEX	`#87856E`
RGB	`rgb(135, 133, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 52.2%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 10%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 19%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 19%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.13, -3.38, 12.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.13, 13.14, 104.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.194, 23.052, 18.082)`
Decimal	`8881518`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87856E, 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 #87856E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#87856E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.61:1	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 #87856E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87856e; }
.text { color: #87856e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87856e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 133 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87856e, #7c876e); }

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Questions

What color is #87856E?: #87856E 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 #87856E?: The RGB value is 135, 133, 110: 135 red, 133 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87856E?: The complementary color is #6E7087, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87856E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.