What color is #8F8D71?

#8F8D71 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F8D71?

The RGB value is 143, 141, 113: 143 red, 141 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F8D71?

The complementary color is #71738F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F8D71?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F8D71 color

#8F8D71 rgb(143, 141, 113)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8F8D71 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 55.3% green and 44.3% blue (143, 141, 113).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 12% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 21% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Wilderness (#8F886C), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.22:1).

#8F8D71 color codes

HEX	`#8F8D71`
RGB	`rgb(143, 141, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 55.3%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 12%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 21%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 21%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.11, -4.17, 15.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.11, 15.8, 105.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.833, 26.082, 19.398)`
Decimal	`9407857`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F8D71, 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 #8F8D71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F8D71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.22:1	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 #8F8D71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f8d71; }
.text { color: #8f8d71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f8d71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 141 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f8d71, #828f71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8F8D71?: #8F8D71 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F8D71?: The RGB value is 143, 141, 113: 143 red, 141 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F8D71?: The complementary color is #71738F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F8D71?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.