What color is #8B835D?

#8B835D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B835D?

The RGB value is 139, 131, 93: 139 red, 131 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B835D?

The complementary color is #5D658B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B835D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B835D color

#8B835D rgb(139, 131, 93)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8B835D is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 51.4% green and 36.5% blue (139, 131, 93).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 20% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 33% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Wilderness (#8F886C), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.5:1).

#8B835D color codes

HEX	`#8B835D`
RGB	`rgb(139, 131, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 51.4%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 20%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 33%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 33%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.57, -3.15, 21.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.57, 21.9, 98.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.74, 22.512, 13.607)`
Decimal	`9143133`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B835D, 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 #8B835D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B835D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	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 #8B835D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b835d; }
.text { color: #8b835d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b835d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 131 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b835d, #7c8b5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8B835D?: #8B835D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B835D?: The RGB value is 139, 131, 93: 139 red, 131 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B835D?: The complementary color is #5D658B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B835D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.