What color is #90854C?

#90854C is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Rural Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90854C?

The RGB value is 144, 133, 76: 144 red, 133 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90854C?

The complementary color is #4C5790, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90854C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90854C color

#90854C rgb(144, 133, 76)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #90854C is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 52.2% green and 29.8% blue (144, 133, 76).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 31% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 47% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Rural Green (#8D844D), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.65:1).

#90854C color codes

HEX	`#90854C`
RGB	`rgb(144, 133, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 52.2%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 31%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 47%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 47%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.31, -4.15, 32.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.31, 32.37, 97.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.194, 23.227, 10.203)`
Decimal	`9471308`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90854C, 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 #90854C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#90854C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.65:1	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 #90854C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90854c; }
.text { color: #90854c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90854c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 133 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90854c, #79904c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #90854C?: #90854C is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Rural Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90854C?: The RGB value is 144, 133, 76: 144 red, 133 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90854C?: The complementary color is #4C5790, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90854C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.