What color is #8D905F?

#8D905F 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 #8D905F?

The RGB value is 141, 144, 95: 141 red, 144 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D905F?

The complementary color is #625F90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D905F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.29:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D905F color

#8D905F rgb(141, 144, 95)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8D905F is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 56.5% green and 37.3% blue (141, 144, 95).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 21% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Paid in Full (#8C8E65), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.29:1).

#8D905F color codes

HEX	`#8D905F`
RGB	`rgb(141, 144, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 56.5%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 21%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 34%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 34%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.45, -9.21, 25.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.45, 27.33, 109.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.023, 26.436, 14.714)`
Decimal	`9277535`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D905F, 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 #8D905F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D905F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.29:1	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 #8D905F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d905f; }
.text { color: #8d905f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d905f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 144 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d905f, #75905f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #8D905F?: #8D905F 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 #8D905F?: The RGB value is 141, 144, 95: 141 red, 144 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D905F?: The complementary color is #625F90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D905F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.29:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.