What color is #8C8A69?

#8C8A69 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Paid in Full. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C8A69?

The RGB value is 140, 138, 105: 140 red, 138 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C8A69?

The complementary color is #696B8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C8A69?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C8A69 color

#8C8A69 rgb(140, 138, 105)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8C8A69 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 54.1% green and 41.2% blue (140, 138, 105).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 14% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 25% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Paid in Full (#8C8E65), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.95:1).

#8C8A69 color codes

HEX	`#8C8A69`
RGB	`rgb(140, 138, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 54.1%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 14%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 25%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 25%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.85, -4.93, 18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.85, 18.66, 105.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.453, 24.773, 16.961)`
Decimal	`9210473`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C8A69, 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 #8C8A69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C8A69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.95:1	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 #8C8A69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c8a69; }
.text { color: #8c8a69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c8a69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 138 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c8a69, #7d8c69); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8C8A69?: #8C8A69 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Paid in Full. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C8A69?: The RGB value is 140, 138, 105: 140 red, 138 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C8A69?: The complementary color is #696B8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C8A69?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.