What color is #87866B?

#87866B 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 #87866B?

The RGB value is 135, 134, 107: 135 red, 134 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87866B?

The complementary color is #6B6C87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87866B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87866B color

#87866B rgb(135, 134, 107)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #87866B is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 52.5% green and 42% blue (135, 134, 107).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 12% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 21% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Warm Gray (#808069), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.65:1).

#87866B color codes

HEX	`#87866B`
RGB	`rgb(135, 134, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 52.5%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 12%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 21%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 21%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.34, -4.42, 14.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.34, 15.37, 106.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.17, 23.263, 17.282)`
Decimal	`8881771`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87866B, 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 #87866B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#87866B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.65:1	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 #87866B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87866b; }
.text { color: #87866b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87866b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 134 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87866b, #7a876b); }

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Questions

What color is #87866B?: #87866B 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 #87866B?: The RGB value is 135, 134, 107: 135 red, 134 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87866B?: The complementary color is #6B6C87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87866B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.