What color is #8B8150?

#8B8150 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Rural Green. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B8150?

The RGB value is 139, 129, 80: 139 red, 129 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B8150?

The complementary color is #505A8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B8150?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B8150 color

#8B8150 rgb(139, 129, 80)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8B8150 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 50.6% green and 31.4% blue (139, 129, 80).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 27% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 42% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Rural Green (#8D844D), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.35:1).

#8B8150 color codes

HEX	`#8B8150`
RGB	`rgb(139, 129, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 50.6%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 27%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 42%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 42%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.78, -3.65, 27.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.78, 28.15, 97.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.946, 21.769, 10.739)`
Decimal	`9142608`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B8150, 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 #8B8150	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B8150 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.35:1	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 #8B8150 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b8150; }
.text { color: #8b8150; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b8150; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 129 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b8150, #788b50); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8B8150?: #8B8150 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Rural Green. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B8150?: The RGB value is 139, 129, 80: 139 red, 129 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B8150?: The complementary color is #505A8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B8150?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.