What color is #8A8535?

#8A8535 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Witch Brew. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A8535?

The RGB value is 138, 133, 53: 138 red, 133 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A8535?

The complementary color is #353A8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A8535?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A8535 color

#8A8535 rgb(138, 133, 53)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8A8535 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 52.2% green and 20.8% blue (138, 133, 53).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 45% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 62% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Witch Brew (#888738), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.49:1).

#8A8535 color codes

HEX	`#8A8535`
RGB	`rgb(138, 133, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 52.2%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 45%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 62%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 62%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.49, -8.87, 42.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.49, 43.6, 101.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.512, 22.436, 6.67)`
Decimal	`9078069`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A8535, 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 #8A8535	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A8535 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.49:1	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 #8A8535 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a8535; }
.text { color: #8a8535; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a8535; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 133 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a8535, #648a35); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8A8535?: #8A8535 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Witch Brew. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A8535?: The RGB value is 138, 133, 53: 138 red, 133 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A8535?: The complementary color is #353A8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A8535?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.