What color is #8D804A?

#8D804A is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Rural Green. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D804A?

The RGB value is 141, 128, 74: 141 red, 128 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D804A?

The complementary color is #4A578D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D804A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D804A color

#8D804A rgb(141, 128, 74)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8D804A is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 50.2% green and 29% blue (141, 128, 74).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 31% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 48% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Rural Green (#8D844D), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.32:1).

#8D804A color codes

HEX	`#8D804A`
RGB	`rgb(141, 128, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 50.2%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 31%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 48%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 48%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.6, -2.88, 30.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.6, 31.13, 95.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.94, 21.596, 9.595)`
Decimal	`9273418`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D804A, 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 #8D804A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D804A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.32:1	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 #8D804A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d804a; }
.text { color: #8d804a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d804a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 128 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d804a, #798d4a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8D804A?: #8D804A is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Rural Green. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D804A?: The RGB value is 141, 128, 74: 141 red, 128 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D804A?: The complementary color is #4A578D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D804A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.