What color is #887F4E?

#887F4E is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Verdant Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #887F4E?

The RGB value is 136, 127, 78: 136 red, 127 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #887F4E?

The complementary color is #4E5788, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #887F4E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#887F4E color

#887F4E rgb(136, 127, 78)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #887F4E is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 49.8% green and 30.6% blue (136, 127, 78).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 27% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 43% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Leaf (#817C4A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.19:1).

#887F4E color codes

HEX	`#887F4E`
RGB	`rgb(136, 127, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 49.8%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 27%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 43%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 43%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.91, -4.07, 27.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.91, 28.14, 98.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.118, 20.964, 10.246)`
Decimal	`8945486`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #887F4E, 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 #887F4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#887F4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.19:1	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 #887F4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #887f4e; }
.text { color: #887f4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #887f4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 127 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #887f4e, #74884e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #887F4E?: #887F4E is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Verdant Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #887F4E?: The RGB value is 136, 127, 78: 136 red, 127 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #887F4E?: The complementary color is #4E5788, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #887F4E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.