What color is #898A65?

#898A65 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 #898A65?

The RGB value is 137, 138, 101: 137 red, 138 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #898A65?

The complementary color is #66658A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #898A65?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#898A65 color

#898A65 rgb(137, 138, 101)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #898A65 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 54.1% green and 39.6% blue (137, 138, 101).

Its hue angle is 62°, with 15% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Paid in Full (#8C8E65), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.89:1).

#898A65 color codes

HEX	`#898A65`
RGB	`rgb(137, 138, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 54.1%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(62, 15%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(62, 27%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 27%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.52, -6.74, 19.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.52, 20.88, 108.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.754, 24.435, 15.88)`
Decimal	`9013861`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #898A65, 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 #898A65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#898A65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.89:1	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 #898A65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #898a65; }
.text { color: #898a65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #898a65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 138 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #898a65, #768a65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #898A65?: #898A65 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 #898A65?: The RGB value is 137, 138, 101: 137 red, 138 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #898A65?: The complementary color is #66658A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #898A65?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.