What color is #8D9079?

#8D9079 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Farmer’s Market. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D9079?

The RGB value is 141, 144, 121: 141 red, 144 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D9079?

The complementary color is #7C7990, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D9079?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.4:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D9079 color

#8D9079 rgb(141, 144, 121)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8D9079 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 56.5% green and 47.5% blue (141, 144, 121).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 9% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Farmer’s Market (#8F917C), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.4:1).

#8D9079 color codes

HEX	`#8D9079`
RGB	`rgb(141, 144, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 56.5%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 9%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 16%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 16%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.96, -5.31, 11.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.96, 13.01, 114.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.409, 26.99, 22.009)`
Decimal	`9277561`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D9079, 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 #8D9079	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D9079 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.4:1	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 #8D9079 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d9079; }
.text { color: #8d9079; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d9079; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 144 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d9079, #829079); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8D9079?: #8D9079 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Farmer’s Market. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D9079?: The RGB value is 141, 144, 121: 141 red, 144 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D9079?: The complementary color is #7C7990, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D9079?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.4:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.