What color is #88866F?

#88866F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88866F?

The RGB value is 136, 134, 111: 136 red, 134 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88866F?

The complementary color is #6F7188, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88866F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88866F color

#88866F rgb(136, 134, 111)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #88866F is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 52.5% green and 43.5% blue (136, 134, 111).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 10% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 18% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Kosher Khaki (#888877), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.69:1).

#88866F color codes

HEX	`#88866F`
RGB	`rgb(136, 134, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 52.5%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 10%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 18%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 18%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.51, -3.38, 12.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.51, 13.12, 104.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.548, 23.432, 18.424)`
Decimal	`8947311`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88866F, 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 #88866F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#88866F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.69:1	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 #88866F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88866f; }
.text { color: #88866f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88866f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 134 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88866f, #7d886f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #88866F?: #88866F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88866F?: The RGB value is 136, 134, 111: 136 red, 134 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88866F?: The complementary color is #6F7188, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88866F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.