What color is #8A8039?

#8A8039 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Peas Please. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A8039?

The RGB value is 138, 128, 57: 138 red, 128 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A8039?

The complementary color is #39438A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A8039?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A8039 color

#8A8039 rgb(138, 128, 57)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8A8039 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 50.2% green and 22.4% blue (138, 128, 57).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 42% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 59% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Peas Please (#8C7F3C), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#8A8039 color codes

HEX	`#8A8039`
RGB	`rgb(138, 128, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 50.2%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 42%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 59%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 59%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.1, -5.8, 39.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.1, 39.63, 98.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.94, 21.138, 6.952)`
Decimal	`9076793`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A8039, 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 #8A8039	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A8039 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	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 #8A8039 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a8039; }
.text { color: #8a8039; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a8039; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 128 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a8039, #6b8a39); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #8A8039?: #8A8039 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Peas Please. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A8039?: The RGB value is 138, 128, 57: 138 red, 128 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A8039?: The complementary color is #39438A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A8039?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.