What color is #8F8E70?

#8F8E70 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F8E70?

The RGB value is 143, 142, 112: 143 red, 142 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F8E70?

The complementary color is #70718F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F8E70?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.27:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F8E70 color

#8F8E70 rgb(143, 142, 112)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #8F8E70 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 55.7% green and 43.9% blue (143, 142, 112).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 12% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 22% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Wilderness (#8F886C), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.27:1).

#8F8E70 color codes

HEX	`#8F8E70`
RGB	`rgb(143, 142, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 55.7%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 12%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 22%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 22%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.37, -4.87, 16.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.37, 16.89, 106.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.925, 26.356, 19.153)`
Decimal	`9408112`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F8E70, 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 #8F8E70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F8E70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.27:1	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 #8F8E70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f8e70; }
.text { color: #8f8e70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f8e70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 142 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f8e70, #818f70); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8F8E70?: #8F8E70 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F8E70?: The RGB value is 143, 142, 112: 143 red, 142 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F8E70?: The complementary color is #70718F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F8E70?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.27:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.