What color is #8D8D66?

#8D8D66 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 #8D8D66?

The RGB value is 141, 141, 102: 141 red, 141 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D8D66?

The complementary color is #66668D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D8D66?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D8D66 color

#8D8D66 rgb(141, 141, 102)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8D8D66 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 55.3% green and 40% blue (141, 141, 102).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 16% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Paid in Full (#8C8E65), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.13:1).

#8D8D66 color codes

HEX	`#8D8D66`
RGB	`rgb(141, 141, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 55.3%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 16%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 28%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 28%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.72, -6.62, 20.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.72, 21.9, 107.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.908, 25.672, 16.316)`
Decimal	`9276774`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D8D66, 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 #8D8D66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D8D66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.13:1	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 #8D8D66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d8d66; }
.text { color: #8d8d66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d8d66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 141 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d8d66, #7a8d66); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8D8D66?: #8D8D66 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 #8D8D66?: The RGB value is 141, 141, 102: 141 red, 141 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D8D66?: The complementary color is #66668D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D8D66?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.