What color is #888C61?

#888C61 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Paid in Full. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #888C61?

The RGB value is 136, 140, 97: 136 red, 140 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #888C61?

The complementary color is #65618C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #888C61?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#888C61 color

#888C61 rgb(136, 140, 97)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #888C61 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 54.9% green and 38% blue (136, 140, 97).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 18% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Paid in Full (#8C8E65), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.97:1).

#888C61 color codes

HEX	`#888C61`
RGB	`rgb(136, 140, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 54.9%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 18%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 31%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 31%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.93, -8.82, 22.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.93, 24.21, 111.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.689, 24.854, 14.962)`
Decimal	`8948833`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #888C61, 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 #888C61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#888C61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.97:1	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 #888C61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #888c61; }
.text { color: #888c61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #888c61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 140 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #888c61, #728c61); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #888C61?: #888C61 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Paid in Full. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #888C61?: The RGB value is 136, 140, 97: 136 red, 140 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #888C61?: The complementary color is #65618C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #888C61?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.