What color is #8B8135?

#8B8135 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Peas Please. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B8135?

The RGB value is 139, 129, 53: 139 red, 129 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B8135?

The complementary color is #353F8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B8135?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B8135 color

#8B8135 rgb(139, 129, 53)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8B8135 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 50.6% green and 20.8% blue (139, 129, 53).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 45% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 62% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Peas Please (#8C7F3C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#8B8135 color codes

HEX	`#8B8135`
RGB	`rgb(139, 129, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 50.6%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 45%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 62%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 62%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.44, -6.22, 41.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.44, 42.02, 98.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.141, 21.447, 6.499)`
Decimal	`9142581`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B8135, 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 #8B8135	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B8135 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	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 #8B8135 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b8135; }
.text { color: #8b8135; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b8135; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 129 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b8135, #6a8b35); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #8B8135?: #8B8135 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Peas Please. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B8135?: The RGB value is 139, 129, 53: 139 red, 129 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B8135?: The complementary color is #353F8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B8135?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.