What color is #8B905F?

#8B905F 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 #8B905F?

The RGB value is 139, 144, 95: 139 red, 144 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B905F?

The complementary color is #645F90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B905F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B905F color

#8B905F rgb(139, 144, 95)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8B905F is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 56.5% green and 37.3% blue (139, 144, 95).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 21% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Paid in Full (#8C8E65), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.25:1).

#8B905F color codes

HEX	`#8B905F`
RGB	`rgb(139, 144, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 56.5%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 21%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 34%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 34%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.28, -10.04, 25.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.28, 27.39, 111.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.686, 26.262, 14.698)`
Decimal	`9146463`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B905F, 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 #8B905F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B905F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.25:1	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 #8B905F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b905f; }
.text { color: #8b905f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b905f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 144 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b905f, #72905f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8B905F?: #8B905F 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 #8B905F?: The RGB value is 139, 144, 95: 139 red, 144 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B905F?: The complementary color is #645F90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B905F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.