What color is #8F8B69?

#8F8B69 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F8B69?

The RGB value is 143, 139, 105: 143 red, 139 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F8B69?

The complementary color is #696D8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F8B69?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F8B69 color

#8F8B69 rgb(143, 139, 105)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8F8B69 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 54.5% green and 41.2% blue (143, 139, 105).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 15% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 27% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Wilderness (#8F886C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.06:1).

#8F8B69 color codes

HEX	`#8F8B69`
RGB	`rgb(143, 139, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 54.5%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 15%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 27%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 27%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.39, -4.27, 18.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.39, 19.25, 102.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.11, 25.325, 17.033)`
Decimal	`9407337`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F8B69, 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 #8F8B69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F8B69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.06:1	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 #8F8B69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f8b69; }
.text { color: #8f8b69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f8b69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 139 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f8b69, #808f69); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8F8B69?: #8F8B69 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F8B69?: The RGB value is 143, 139, 105: 143 red, 139 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F8B69?: The complementary color is #696D8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F8B69?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.