What color is #897533?

#897533 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Capers. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #897533?

The RGB value is 137, 117, 51: 137 red, 117 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #897533?

The complementary color is #334789, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #897533?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#897533 color

#897533 rgb(137, 117, 51)

Shades of brown

The hex color #897533 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 45.9% green and 20% blue (137, 117, 51).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 46% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 63% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Capers (#897A3E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#897533 color codes

HEX	`#897533`
RGB	`rgb(137, 117, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 45.9%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 46%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 63%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 63%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.83, -0.54, 38.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.83, 38.48, 90.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.276, 18.281, 5.75)`
Decimal	`9008435`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #897533, 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 #897533	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#897533 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	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 #897533 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #897533; }
.text { color: #897533; }
.border { border: 2px solid #897533; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 117 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #897533, #728933); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #897533?: #897533 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Capers. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #897533?: The RGB value is 137, 117, 51: 137 red, 117 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #897533?: The complementary color is #334789, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #897533?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.