What color is #88804D?

#88804D is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Rural Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88804D?

The RGB value is 136, 128, 77: 136 red, 128 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88804D?

The complementary color is #4D5588, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88804D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88804D color

#88804D rgb(136, 128, 77)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #88804D is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 50.2% green and 30.2% blue (136, 128, 77).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 28% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 43% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Rural Green (#8D844D), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

#88804D color codes

HEX	`#88804D`
RGB	`rgb(136, 128, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 50.2%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 28%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 43%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 43%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.18, -4.74, 28.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.18, 29.12, 99.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.212, 21.209, 10.101)`
Decimal	`8945741`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88804D, 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 #88804D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#88804D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	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 #88804D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88804d; }
.text { color: #88804d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88804d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 128 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88804d, #72884d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #88804D?: #88804D is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Rural Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88804D?: The RGB value is 136, 128, 77: 136 red, 128 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88804D?: The complementary color is #4D5588, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88804D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.