What color is #888342?

#888342 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Green Commando. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #888342?

The RGB value is 136, 131, 66: 136 red, 131 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #888342?

The complementary color is #424788, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #888342?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#888342 color

#888342 rgb(136, 131, 66)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #888342 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 51.4% green and 25.9% blue (136, 131, 66).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 35% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 51% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Green Commando (#828039), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#888342 color codes

HEX	`#888342`
RGB	`rgb(136, 131, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 51.4%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 35%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 51%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 51%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.88, -7.55, 35.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.88, 36.28, 102.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.254, 21.861, 8.359)`
Decimal	`8946498`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #888342, 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 #888342	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#888342 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	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 #888342 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #888342; }
.text { color: #888342; }
.border { border: 2px solid #888342; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 131 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #888342, #6a8842); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #888342?: #888342 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Green Commando. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #888342?: The RGB value is 136, 131, 66: 136 red, 131 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #888342?: The complementary color is #424788, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #888342?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.