What color is #87863D?

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

What is the RGB value of #87863D?

The RGB value is 135, 134, 61: 135 red, 134 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87863D?

The complementary color is #3D3E87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87863D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87863D color

#87863D rgb(135, 134, 61)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #87863D is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 52.5% green and 23.9% blue (135, 134, 61).

Its hue angle is 59°, with 38% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 55% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Witch Brew (#888738), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.51:1).

#87863D color codes

HEX	`#87863D`
RGB	`rgb(135, 134, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 52.5%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(59, 38%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(59, 55%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 55%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.59, -10.1, 38.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.59, 40.14, 104.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.36, 22.539, 7.745)`
Decimal	`8881725`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87863D, 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 #87863D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#87863D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.51:1	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 #87863D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87863d; }
.text { color: #87863d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87863d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 134 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87863d, #63873d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #87863D?: #87863D is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Witch Brew. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87863D?: The RGB value is 135, 134, 61: 135 red, 134 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87863D?: The complementary color is #3D3E87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87863D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.