What color is #8C885A?

#8C885A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C885A?

The RGB value is 140, 136, 90: 140 red, 136 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C885A?

The complementary color is #5A5E8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C885A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C885A color

#8C885A rgb(140, 136, 90)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8C885A is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 53.3% green and 35.3% blue (140, 136, 90).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 22% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 36% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Iguana (#878757), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.78:1).

#8C885A color codes

HEX	`#8C885A`
RGB	`rgb(140, 136, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 53.3%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 22%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 36%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 36%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.01, -5.9, 25.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.01, 25.96, 103.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.465, 23.922, 13.158)`
Decimal	`9209946`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C885A, 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 #8C885A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C885A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.78:1	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 #8C885A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c885a; }
.text { color: #8c885a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c885a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 136 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c885a, #778c5a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8C885A?: #8C885A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C885A?: The RGB value is 140, 136, 90: 140 red, 136 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C885A?: The complementary color is #5A5E8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C885A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.