What color is #8E895C?

#8E895C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E895C?

The RGB value is 142, 137, 92: 142 red, 137 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E895C?

The complementary color is #5C618E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E895C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E895C color

#8E895C rgb(142, 137, 92)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8E895C is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 53.7% green and 36.1% blue (142, 137, 92).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 21% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 35% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Iguana (#878757), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.88:1).

#8E895C color codes

HEX	`#8E895C`
RGB	`rgb(142, 137, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 53.7%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 21%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 35%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 35%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.5, -5.36, 24.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.5, 25.41, 102.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.033, 24.415, 13.675)`
Decimal	`9341276`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E895C, 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 #8E895C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E895C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.88:1	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 #8E895C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e895c; }
.text { color: #8e895c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e895c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 137 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e895c, #7a8e5c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8E895C?: #8E895C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E895C?: The RGB value is 142, 137, 92: 142 red, 137 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E895C?: The complementary color is #5C618E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E895C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.