What color is #898251?

#898251 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Rural Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #898251?

The RGB value is 137, 130, 81: 137 red, 130 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #898251?

The complementary color is #515889, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #898251?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#898251 color

#898251 rgb(137, 130, 81)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #898251 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 51% green and 31.8% blue (137, 130, 81).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 26% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 41% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Rural Green (#8D844D), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.38:1).

#898251 color codes

HEX	`#898251`
RGB	`rgb(137, 130, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 51%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 26%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 41%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 41%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.9, -4.96, 27.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.9, 27.91, 100.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.785, 21.878, 10.964)`
Decimal	`9011793`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #898251, 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 #898251	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#898251 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.38:1	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 #898251 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #898251; }
.text { color: #898251; }
.border { border: 2px solid #898251; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 130 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #898251, #748951); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #898251?: #898251 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Rural Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #898251?: The RGB value is 137, 130, 81: 137 red, 130 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #898251?: The complementary color is #515889, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #898251?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.