What color is #8A856A?

#8A856A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A856A?

The RGB value is 138, 133, 106: 138 red, 133 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A856A?

The complementary color is #6A6F8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A856A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A856A color

#8A856A rgb(138, 133, 106)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8A856A is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 52.2% green and 41.6% blue (138, 133, 106).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 13% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 23% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Wilderness (#8F886C), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.64:1).

#8A856A color codes

HEX	`#8A856A`
RGB	`rgb(138, 133, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 52.2%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 13%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 23%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 23%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.3, -2.81, 15.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.3, 15.52, 100.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.47, 23.219, 16.984)`
Decimal	`9078122`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A856A, 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 #8A856A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A856A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.64:1	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 #8A856A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a856a; }
.text { color: #8a856a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a856a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 133 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a856a, #7f8a6a); }

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Questions

What color is #8A856A?: #8A856A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A856A?: The RGB value is 138, 133, 106: 138 red, 133 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A856A?: The complementary color is #6A6F8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A856A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.