What color is #8B814C?

#8B814C is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Rural Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B814C?

The RGB value is 139, 129, 76: 139 red, 129 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B814C?

The complementary color is #4C568B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B814C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B814C color

#8B814C rgb(139, 129, 76)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8B814C is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 50.6% green and 29.8% blue (139, 129, 76).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 29% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 45% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Rural Green (#8D844D), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.34:1).

#8B814C color codes

HEX	`#8B814C`
RGB	`rgb(139, 129, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 50.6%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 29%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 45%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 45%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.72, -4.1, 30.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.72, 30.3, 97.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.803, 21.712, 9.984)`
Decimal	`9142604`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B814C, 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 #8B814C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B814C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.34:1	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 #8B814C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b814c; }
.text { color: #8b814c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b814c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 129 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b814c, #758b4c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8B814C?: #8B814C is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Rural Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B814C?: The RGB value is 139, 129, 76: 139 red, 129 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B814C?: The complementary color is #4C568B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B814C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.