What color is #8E7F31?

#8E7F31 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Peas Please. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E7F31?

The RGB value is 142, 127, 49: 142 red, 127 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E7F31?

The complementary color is #31408E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E7F31?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E7F31 color

#8E7F31 rgb(142, 127, 49)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8E7F31 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 49.8% green and 19.2% blue (142, 127, 49).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 49% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 65% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Peas Please (#8C7F3C), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#8E7F31 color codes

HEX	`#8E7F31`
RGB	`rgb(142, 127, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 49.8%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 49%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 65%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 65%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.12, -4.03, 43.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.12, 43.37, 95.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.3, 21.152, 5.971)`
Decimal	`9338673`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E7F31, 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 #8E7F31	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E7F31 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	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 #8E7F31 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e7f31; }
.text { color: #8e7f31; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e7f31; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 127 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e7f31, #6f8e31); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #8E7F31?: #8E7F31 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Peas Please. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E7F31?: The RGB value is 142, 127, 49: 142 red, 127 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E7F31?: The complementary color is #31408E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E7F31?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.