What color is #8C896A?

#8C896A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C896A?

The RGB value is 140, 137, 106: 140 red, 137 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C896A?

The complementary color is #6A6D8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C896A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C896A color

#8C896A rgb(140, 137, 106)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8C896A is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 53.7% green and 41.6% blue (140, 137, 106).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 14% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 24% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Wilderness (#8F886C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.9:1).

#8C896A color codes

HEX	`#8C896A`
RGB	`rgb(140, 137, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 53.7%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 14%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 24%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 24%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.59, -4.23, 17.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.59, 17.59, 103.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.362, 24.508, 17.185)`
Decimal	`9210218`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C896A, 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 #8C896A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C896A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.9:1	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 #8C896A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c896a; }
.text { color: #8c896a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c896a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 137 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c896a, #7e8c6a); }

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Questions

What color is #8C896A?: #8C896A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C896A?: The RGB value is 140, 137, 106: 140 red, 137 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C896A?: The complementary color is #6A6D8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C896A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.