What color is #8D7E20?

#8D7E20 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Peas Please. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D7E20?

The RGB value is 141, 126, 32: 141 red, 126 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D7E20?

The complementary color is #202F8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D7E20?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D7E20 color

#8D7E20 rgb(141, 126, 32)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8D7E20 is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 49.4% green and 12.5% blue (141, 126, 32).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 63% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 77% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Peas Please (#8C7F3C), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.14:1).

#8D7E20 color codes

HEX	`#8D7E20`
RGB	`rgb(141, 126, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 49.4%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 63%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 77%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 77%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.61, -4.88, 49.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.61, 50.03, 95.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.707, 20.69, 4.374)`
Decimal	`9272864`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D7E20, 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 #8D7E20	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D7E20 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.14:1	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 #8D7E20 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d7e20; }
.text { color: #8d7e20; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d7e20; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 126 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d7e20, #668d20); }

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Questions

What color is #8D7E20?: #8D7E20 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Peas Please. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D7E20?: The RGB value is 141, 126, 32: 141 red, 126 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D7E20?: The complementary color is #202F8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D7E20?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.