What color is #8C916A?

#8C916A 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 #8C916A?

The RGB value is 140, 145, 106: 140 red, 145 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C916A?

The complementary color is #6F6A91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C916A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.37:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C916A color

#8C916A rgb(140, 145, 106)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8C916A is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 56.9% green and 41.6% blue (140, 145, 106).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 16% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Paid in Full (#8C8E65), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.37:1).

#8C916A color codes

HEX	`#8C916A`
RGB	`rgb(140, 145, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 56.9%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 16%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 27%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 27%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.85, -8.63, 20.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.85, 21.92, 113.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.542, 26.867, 17.579)`
Decimal	`9212266`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C916A, 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 #8C916A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C916A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.37:1	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 #8C916A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c916a; }
.text { color: #8c916a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c916a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 145 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c916a, #79916a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #8C916A?: #8C916A 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 #8C916A?: The RGB value is 140, 145, 106: 140 red, 145 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C916A?: The complementary color is #6F6A91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C916A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.37:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.