What color is #8B7001?

#8B7001 is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Muddy Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B7001?

The RGB value is 139, 112, 1: 139 red, 112 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B7001?

The complementary color is #011C8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B7001?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B7001 color

#8B7001 rgb(139, 112, 1)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8B7001 is a dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 43.9% green and 0.4% blue (139, 112, 1).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 99% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 99% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Brown (#886806), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

#8B7001 color codes

HEX	`#8B7001`
RGB	`rgb(139, 112, 1)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 43.9%, 0.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 99%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 99%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 99%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.36, 1.21, 54.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.36, 54.45, 88.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.448, 17.081, 2.459)`
Decimal	`9138177`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B7001, 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 #8B7001	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8B7001 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	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 #8B7001 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b7001; }
.text { color: #8b7001; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b7001; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 112 1 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b7001, #618b01); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #8B7001?: #8B7001 is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Muddy Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B7001?: The RGB value is 139, 112, 1: 139 red, 112 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B7001?: The complementary color is #011C8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B7001?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.