What color is #8F850E?

#8F850E is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Captain Kirk. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F850E?

The RGB value is 143, 133, 14: 143 red, 133 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F850E?

The complementary color is #0E188F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F850E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F850E color

#8F850E rgb(143, 133, 14)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8F850E is a dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 52.2% green and 5.5% blue (143, 133, 14).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 82% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 90% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Captain Kirk (#9B870C), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.53:1).

#8F850E color codes

HEX	`#8F850E`
RGB	`rgb(143, 133, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 52.2%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 82%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 90%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 90%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.71, -8.39, 56.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.71, 57.49, 98.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.795, 22.647, 3.744)`
Decimal	`9405710`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F850E, 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 #8F850E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F850E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.53:1	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 #8F850E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f850e; }
.text { color: #8f850e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f850e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 133 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f850e, #588f0e); }

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Questions

What color is #8F850E?: #8F850E is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Captain Kirk. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F850E?: The RGB value is 143, 133, 14: 143 red, 133 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F850E?: The complementary color is #0E188F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F850E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.