What color is #87895F?

#87895F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Paid in Full. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87895F?

The RGB value is 135, 137, 95: 135 red, 137 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87895F?

The complementary color is #615F89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87895F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87895F color

#87895F rgb(135, 137, 95)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #87895F is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 53.7% green and 37.3% blue (135, 137, 95).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 18% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Paid in Full (#8C8E65), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.77:1).

#87895F color codes

HEX	`#87895F`
RGB	`rgb(135, 137, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 53.7%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 18%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 31%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 31%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.96, -7.87, 22.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.96, 23.69, 109.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.003, 23.869, 14.325)`
Decimal	`8882527`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87895F, 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 #87895F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#87895F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.77:1	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 #87895F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87895f; }
.text { color: #87895f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87895f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 137 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87895f, #72895f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #87895F?: #87895F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Paid in Full. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87895F?: The RGB value is 135, 137, 95: 135 red, 137 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87895F?: The complementary color is #615F89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87895F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.