What color is #8B8A61?

#8B8A61 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Paid in Full. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B8A61?

The RGB value is 139, 138, 97: 139 red, 138 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B8A61?

The complementary color is #61628B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B8A61?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B8A61 color

#8B8A61 rgb(139, 138, 97)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8B8A61 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 54.1% green and 38% blue (139, 138, 97).

Its hue angle is 59°, with 18% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 30% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Paid in Full (#8C8E65), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.91:1).

#8B8A61 color codes

HEX	`#8B8A61`
RGB	`rgb(139, 138, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 54.1%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(59, 18%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(59, 30%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 30%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.61, -6.49, 22.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.61, 23.09, 106.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.894, 24.529, 14.888)`
Decimal	`9144929`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B8A61, 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 #8B8A61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B8A61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.91:1	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 #8B8A61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b8a61; }
.text { color: #8b8a61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b8a61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 138 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b8a61, #778b61); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8B8A61?: #8B8A61 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Paid in Full. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B8A61?: The RGB value is 139, 138, 97: 139 red, 138 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B8A61?: The complementary color is #61628B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B8A61?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.