What color is #8E855D?

#8E855D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color In a Pickle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E855D?

The RGB value is 142, 133, 93: 142 red, 133 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E855D?

The complementary color is #5D668E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E855D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E855D color

#8E855D rgb(142, 133, 93)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8E855D is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 52.2% green and 36.5% blue (142, 133, 93).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 21% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 35% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is In a Pickle (#978C59), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.66:1).

#8E855D color codes

HEX	`#8E855D`
RGB	`rgb(142, 133, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 52.2%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 21%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 35%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 35%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.4, -3.01, 22.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.4, 23.03, 97.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.519, 23.317, 13.721)`
Decimal	`9340253`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E855D, 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 #8E855D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E855D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.66:1	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 #8E855D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e855d; }
.text { color: #8e855d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e855d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 133 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e855d, #7f8e5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8E855D?: #8E855D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color In a Pickle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E855D?: The RGB value is 142, 133, 93: 142 red, 133 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E855D?: The complementary color is #5D668E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E855D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.