What color is #8D8B67?

#8D8B67 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 #8D8B67?

The RGB value is 141, 139, 103: 141 red, 139 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D8B67?

The complementary color is #67698D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D8B67?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D8B67 color

#8D8B67 rgb(141, 139, 103)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8D8B67 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 54.5% green and 40.4% blue (141, 139, 103).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 16% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 27% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Paid in Full (#8C8E65), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.02:1).

#8D8B67 color codes

HEX	`#8D8B67`
RGB	`rgb(141, 139, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 54.5%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 16%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 27%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 27%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.18, -5.37, 19.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.18, 20.31, 105.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.665, 25.108, 16.482)`
Decimal	`9276263`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D8B67, 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 #8D8B67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D8B67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.02:1	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 #8D8B67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d8b67; }
.text { color: #8d8b67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d8b67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 139 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d8b67, #7c8d67); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8D8B67?: #8D8B67 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 #8D8B67?: The RGB value is 141, 139, 103: 141 red, 139 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D8B67?: The complementary color is #67698D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D8B67?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.