What color is #8B886C?

#8B886C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B886C?

The RGB value is 139, 136, 108: 139 red, 136 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B886C?

The complementary color is #6C6F8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B886C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B886C color

#8B886C rgb(139, 136, 108)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8B886C is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 53.3% green and 42.4% blue (139, 136, 108).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 13% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 22% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Wilderness (#8F886C), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.84:1).

#8B886C color codes

HEX	`#8B886C`
RGB	`rgb(139, 136, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 53.3%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 13%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 22%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 22%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.27, -3.77, 15.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.27, 15.93, 103.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.158, 24.18, 17.684)`
Decimal	`9144428`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B886C, 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 #8B886C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B886C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.84:1	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 #8B886C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b886c; }
.text { color: #8b886c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b886c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 136 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b886c, #7e8b6c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8B886C?: #8B886C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B886C?: The RGB value is 139, 136, 108: 139 red, 136 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B886C?: The complementary color is #6C6F8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B886C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.