What color is #8B820F?

#8B820F is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Olive Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B820F?

The RGB value is 139, 130, 15: 139 red, 130 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B820F?

The complementary color is #0F188B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B820F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B820F color

#8B820F rgb(139, 130, 15)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8B820F is a dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 51% green and 5.9% blue (139, 130, 15).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 81% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 89% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Olive Green (#808000), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#8B820F color codes

HEX	`#8B820F`
RGB	`rgb(139, 130, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 51%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 81%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 89%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 89%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.48, -8.59, 55.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.48, 56.18, 98.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.717, 21.49, 3.614)`
Decimal	`9142799`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B820F, 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 #8B820F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B820F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	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 #8B820F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b820f; }
.text { color: #8b820f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b820f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 130 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b820f, #568b0f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8B820F?: #8B820F is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Olive Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B820F?: The RGB value is 139, 130, 15: 139 red, 130 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B820F?: The complementary color is #0F188B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B820F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.