What color is #8A8666?

#8A8666 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A8666?

The RGB value is 138, 134, 102: 138 red, 134 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A8666?

The complementary color is #666A8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A8666?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A8666 color

#8A8666 rgb(138, 134, 102)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8A8666 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 52.5% green and 40% blue (138, 134, 102).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 15% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 26% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Wilderness (#8F886C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.68:1).

#8A8666 color codes

HEX	`#8A8666`
RGB	`rgb(138, 134, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 52.5%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 15%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 26%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 26%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.5, -3.97, 17.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.5, 18.25, 102.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.405, 23.413, 15.959)`
Decimal	`9078374`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A8666, 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 #8A8666	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A8666 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.68:1	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 #8A8666 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a8666; }
.text { color: #8a8666; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a8666; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 134 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a8666, #7c8a66); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8A8666?: #8A8666 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A8666?: The RGB value is 138, 134, 102: 138 red, 134 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A8666?: The complementary color is #666A8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A8666?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.