What color is #8A854E?

#8A854E 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 #8A854E?

The RGB value is 138, 133, 78: 138 red, 133 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A854E?

The complementary color is #4E538A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A854E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A854E color

#8A854E rgb(138, 133, 78)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8A854E is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 52.2% green and 30.6% blue (138, 133, 78).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 28% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 43% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Rural Green (#8D844D), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.55:1).

#8A854E color codes

HEX	`#8A854E`
RGB	`rgb(138, 133, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 52.2%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 28%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 43%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 43%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.79, -6.54, 30.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.79, 30.96, 102.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.244, 22.729, 10.527)`
Decimal	`9078094`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A854E, 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 #8A854E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A854E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.55:1	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 #8A854E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a854e; }
.text { color: #8a854e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a854e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 133 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a854e, #718a4e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #8A854E?: #8A854E 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 #8A854E?: The RGB value is 138, 133, 78: 138 red, 133 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A854E?: The complementary color is #4E538A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A854E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.