What color is #8B7900?

#8B7900 is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Captain Kirk. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B7900?

The RGB value is 139, 121, 0: 139 red, 121 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B7900?

The complementary color is #00128B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B7900?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B7900 color

#8B7900 rgb(139, 121, 0)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8B7900 is a dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 47.5% green and 0% blue (139, 121, 0).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 100% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 100% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Captain Kirk (#9B870C), a difference of 5.4 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#8B7900 color codes

HEX	`#8B7900`
RGB	`rgb(139, 121, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 47.5%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 100%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 100%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 100%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.88, -3.9, 56.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.88, 56.56, 93.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.486, 19.165, 2.778)`
Decimal	`9140480`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B7900, 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 #8B7900	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B7900 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	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 #8B7900 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b7900; }
.text { color: #8b7900; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b7900; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 121 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b7900, #578b00); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8B7900?: #8B7900 is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Captain Kirk. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B7900?: The RGB value is 139, 121, 0: 139 red, 121 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B7900?: The complementary color is #00128B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B7900?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.