What color is #8D8661?

#8D8661 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D8661?

The RGB value is 141, 134, 97: 141 red, 134 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D8661?

The complementary color is #61688D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D8661?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D8661 color

#8D8661 rgb(141, 134, 97)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8D8661 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 52.5% green and 38% blue (141, 134, 97).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 18% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 31% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Wilderness (#8F886C), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.72:1).

#8D8661 color codes

HEX	`#8D8661`
RGB	`rgb(141, 134, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 52.5%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 18%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 31%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 31%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.66, -3.44, 20.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.66, 21.2, 99.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.667, 23.576, 14.716)`
Decimal	`9274977`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D8661, 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 #8D8661	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D8661 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.72:1	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 #8D8661 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d8661; }
.text { color: #8d8661; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d8661; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 134 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d8661, #7e8d61); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8D8661?: #8D8661 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D8661?: The RGB value is 141, 134, 97: 141 red, 134 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D8661?: The complementary color is #61688D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D8661?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.