What color is #8C865E?

#8C865E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C865E?

The RGB value is 140, 134, 94: 140 red, 134 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C865E?

The complementary color is #5E648C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C865E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C865E color

#8C865E rgb(140, 134, 94)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8C865E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 52.5% green and 36.9% blue (140, 134, 94).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 20% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 33% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Iguana (#878757), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.69:1).

#8C865E color codes

HEX	`#8C865E`
RGB	`rgb(140, 134, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 52.5%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 20%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 33%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 33%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.52, -4.27, 22.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.52, 22.8, 100.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.361, 23.434, 13.986)`
Decimal	`9209438`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C865E, 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 #8C865E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C865E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.69:1	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 #8C865E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c865e; }
.text { color: #8c865e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c865e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 134 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c865e, #7b8c5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8C865E?: #8C865E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C865E?: The RGB value is 140, 134, 94: 140 red, 134 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C865E?: The complementary color is #5E648C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C865E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.