What color is #87863A?

#87863A is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Witch Brew. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87863A?

The RGB value is 135, 134, 58: 135 red, 134 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87863A?

The complementary color is #3A3B87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87863A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87863A color

#87863A rgb(135, 134, 58)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #87863A is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 52.5% green and 22.7% blue (135, 134, 58).

Its hue angle is 59°, with 40% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 57% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Witch Brew (#888738), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.5:1).

#87863A color codes

HEX	`#87863A`
RGB	`rgb(135, 134, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 52.5%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(59, 40%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(59, 57%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 57%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.56, -10.35, 40.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.56, 41.6, 104.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.281, 22.507, 7.331)`
Decimal	`8881722`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87863A, 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 #87863A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#87863A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	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 #87863A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87863a; }
.text { color: #87863a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87863a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 134 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87863a, #62873a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #87863A?: #87863A is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Witch Brew. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87863A?: The RGB value is 135, 134, 58: 135 red, 134 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87863A?: The complementary color is #3A3B87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87863A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.