What color is #8A885E?

#8A885E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A885E?

The RGB value is 138, 136, 94: 138 red, 136 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A885E?

The complementary color is #5E608A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A885E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A885E color

#8A885E rgb(138, 136, 94)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8A885E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 53.3% green and 36.9% blue (138, 136, 94).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 19% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 32% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Iguana (#878757), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.76:1).

#8A885E color codes

HEX	`#8A885E`
RGB	`rgb(138, 136, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 53.3%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 19%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 32%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 32%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.91, -6.21, 22.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.91, 23.71, 105.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.306, 23.82, 14.063)`
Decimal	`9078878`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A885E, 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 #8A885E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A885E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.76:1	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 #8A885E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a885e; }
.text { color: #8a885e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a885e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 136 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a885e, #768a5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8A885E?: #8A885E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A885E?: The RGB value is 138, 136, 94: 138 red, 136 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A885E?: The complementary color is #5E608A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A885E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.