What color is #8E8E65?

#8E8E65 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Paid in Full. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E8E65?

The RGB value is 142, 142, 101: 142 red, 142 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E8E65?

The complementary color is #65658E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E8E65?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.21:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E8E65 color

#8E8E65 rgb(142, 142, 101)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8E8E65 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 55.7% green and 39.6% blue (142, 142, 101).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 17% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Paid in Full (#8C8E65), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.21:1).

#8E8E65 color codes

HEX	`#8E8E65`
RGB	`rgb(142, 142, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 55.7%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 17%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 29%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 29%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.07, -6.9, 21.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.07, 22.98, 107.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.177, 26.037, 16.114)`
Decimal	`9342565`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E8E65, 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 #8E8E65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E8E65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.21:1	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 #8E8E65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e8e65; }
.text { color: #8e8e65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e8e65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 142 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e8e65, #7a8e65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #8E8E65?: #8E8E65 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Paid in Full. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E8E65?: The RGB value is 142, 142, 101: 142 red, 142 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E8E65?: The complementary color is #65658E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E8E65?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.21:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.