What color is #8C7D35?

#8C7D35 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Peas Please. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C7D35?

The RGB value is 140, 125, 53: 140 red, 125 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C7D35?

The complementary color is #35448C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C7D35?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C7D35 color

#8C7D35 rgb(140, 125, 53)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8C7D35 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 49% green and 20.8% blue (140, 125, 53).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 45% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 62% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Peas Please (#8C7F3C), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#8C7D35 color codes

HEX	`#8C7D35`
RGB	`rgb(140, 125, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 49%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 45%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 62%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 62%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.4, -3.54, 40.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.4, 40.59, 95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.792, 20.501, 6.335)`
Decimal	`9207093`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C7D35, 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 #8C7D35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C7D35 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	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 #8C7D35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c7d35; }
.text { color: #8c7d35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c7d35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 125 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c7d35, #6f8c35); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #8C7D35?: #8C7D35 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Peas Please. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C7D35?: The RGB value is 140, 125, 53: 140 red, 125 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C7D35?: The complementary color is #35448C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C7D35?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.