What color is #8C8652?

#8C8652 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Rural Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C8652?

The RGB value is 140, 134, 82: 140 red, 134 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C8652?

The complementary color is #52588C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C8652?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C8652 color

#8C8652 rgb(140, 134, 82)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8C8652 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 52.5% green and 32.2% blue (140, 134, 82).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 26% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 41% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Rural Green (#8D844D), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.65:1).

#8C8652 color codes

HEX	`#8C8652`
RGB	`rgb(140, 134, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 52.5%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 26%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 41%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 41%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.31, -5.77, 28.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.31, 29.36, 101.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.864, 23.235, 11.367)`
Decimal	`9209426`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C8652, 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 #8C8652	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C8652 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.65:1	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 #8C8652 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c8652; }
.text { color: #8c8652; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c8652; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 134 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c8652, #758c52); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #8C8652?: #8C8652 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Rural Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C8652?: The RGB value is 140, 134, 82: 140 red, 134 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C8652?: The complementary color is #52588C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C8652?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.