What color is #8E8241?

#8E8241 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Peas Please. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E8241?

The RGB value is 142, 130, 65: 142 red, 130 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E8241?

The complementary color is #414D8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E8241?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E8241 color

#8E8241 rgb(142, 130, 65)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8E8241 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 51% green and 25.5% blue (142, 130, 65).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 37% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 54% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Peas Please (#8C7F3C), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#8E8241 color codes

HEX	`#8E8241`
RGB	`rgb(142, 130, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 51%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 37%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 54%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 54%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.13, -4.44, 36.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.13, 36.7, 96.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.093, 22.098, 8.207)`
Decimal	`9339457`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E8241, 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 #8E8241	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E8241 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	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 #8E8241 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e8241; }
.text { color: #8e8241; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e8241; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 130 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e8241, #748e41); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #8E8241?: #8E8241 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Peas Please. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E8241?: The RGB value is 142, 130, 65: 142 red, 130 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E8241?: The complementary color is #414D8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E8241?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.