What color is #8D7C00?

#8D7C00 is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Captain Kirk. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D7C00?

The RGB value is 141, 124, 0: 141 red, 124 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D7C00?

The complementary color is #00118D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D7C00?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D7C00 color

#8D7C00 rgb(141, 124, 0)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8D7C00 is a dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 48.6% green and 0% blue (141, 124, 0).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 100% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 100% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Captain Kirk (#9B870C), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#8D7C00 color codes

HEX	`#8D7C00`
RGB	`rgb(141, 124, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 48.6%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 100%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 100%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 100%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.93, -4.63, 57.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.93, 57.45, 94.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.193, 20.079, 2.917)`
Decimal	`9272320`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D7C00, 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 #8D7C00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D7C00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	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 #8D7C00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d7c00; }
.text { color: #8d7c00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d7c00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 124 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d7c00, #588d00); }

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Questions

What color is #8D7C00?: #8D7C00 is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Captain Kirk. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D7C00?: The RGB value is 141, 124, 0: 141 red, 124 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D7C00?: The complementary color is #00118D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D7C00?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.