What color is #88836A?

#88836A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88836A?

The RGB value is 136, 131, 106: 136 red, 131 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88836A?

The complementary color is #6A6F88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88836A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88836A color

#88836A rgb(136, 131, 106)

Shades of brown

The hex color #88836A is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 51.4% green and 41.6% blue (136, 131, 106).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 12% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 22% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Antique (#8B846D), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.5:1).

#88836A color codes

HEX	`#88836A`
RGB	`rgb(136, 131, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 51.4%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 12%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 22%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 22%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.56, -2.49, 14.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.56, 14.44, 99.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.871, 22.508, 16.878)`
Decimal	`8946538`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88836A, 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 #88836A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#88836A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	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 #88836A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88836a; }
.text { color: #88836a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88836a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 131 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88836a, #7e886a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #88836A?: #88836A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88836A?: The RGB value is 136, 131, 106: 136 red, 131 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88836A?: The complementary color is #6A6F88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88836A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.