What color is #887D41?

#887D41 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bay Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #887D41?

The RGB value is 136, 125, 65: 136 red, 125 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #887D41?

The complementary color is #414C88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #887D41?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#887D41 color

#887D41 rgb(136, 125, 65)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #887D41 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 49% green and 25.5% blue (136, 125, 65).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 35% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 52% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Bay Leaf (#86793D), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.06:1).

#887D41 color codes

HEX	`#887D41`
RGB	`rgb(136, 125, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 49%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 35%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 52%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 52%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.16, -4.32, 33.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.16, 34.21, 97.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.442, 20.284, 7.944)`
Decimal	`8944961`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #887D41, 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 #887D41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#887D41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	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 #887D41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #887d41; }
.text { color: #887d41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #887d41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 125 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #887d41, #708841); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #887D41?: #887D41 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bay Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #887D41?: The RGB value is 136, 125, 65: 136 red, 125 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #887D41?: The complementary color is #414C88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #887D41?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.