What color is #8A824C?

#8A824C 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 #8A824C?

The RGB value is 138, 130, 76: 138 red, 130 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A824C?

The complementary color is #4C548A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A824C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A824C color

#8A824C rgb(138, 130, 76)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8A824C is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 51% green and 29.8% blue (138, 130, 76).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 29% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 45% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Rural Green (#8D844D), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#8A824C color codes

HEX	`#8A824C`
RGB	`rgb(138, 130, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 51%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 29%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 45%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 45%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.91, -5.1, 30.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.91, 30.67, 99.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.769, 21.891, 10.02)`
Decimal	`9077324`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A824C, 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 #8A824C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A824C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	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 #8A824C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a824c; }
.text { color: #8a824c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a824c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 130 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a824c, #738a4c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8A824C?: #8A824C 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 #8A824C?: The RGB value is 138, 130, 76: 138 red, 130 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A824C?: The complementary color is #4C548A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A824C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.