What color is #8B8362?

#8B8362 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B8362?

The RGB value is 139, 131, 98: 139 red, 131 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B8362?

The complementary color is #626A8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B8362?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B8362 color

#8B8362 rgb(139, 131, 98)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8B8362 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 51.4% green and 38.4% blue (139, 131, 98).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 17% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 29% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Wilderness (#8F886C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.52:1).

#8B8362 color codes

HEX	`#8B8362`
RGB	`rgb(139, 131, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 51.4%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 17%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 29%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 29%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.66, -2.46, 18.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.66, 19.13, 97.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.969, 22.604, 14.811)`
Decimal	`9143138`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B8362, 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 #8B8362	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B8362 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.52:1	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 #8B8362 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b8362; }
.text { color: #8b8362; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b8362; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 131 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b8362, #7f8b62); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8B8362?: #8B8362 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B8362?: The RGB value is 139, 131, 98: 139 red, 131 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B8362?: The complementary color is #626A8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B8362?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.