What color is #908856?

#908856 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 #908856?

The RGB value is 144, 136, 86: 144 red, 136 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #908856?

The complementary color is #565E90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #908856?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#908856 color

#908856 rgb(144, 136, 86)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #908856 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 53.3% green and 33.7% blue (144, 136, 86).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 25% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 40% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Rural Green (#8D844D), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.84:1).

#908856 color codes

HEX	`#908856`
RGB	`rgb(144, 136, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 53.3%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 25%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 40%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 40%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.3, -4.7, 27.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.3, 28.32, 99.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.986, 24.21, 12.317)`
Decimal	`9472086`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #908856, 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 #908856	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#908856 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.84:1	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 #908856 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #908856; }
.text { color: #908856; }
.border { border: 2px solid #908856; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 136 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #908856, #7b9056); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #908856?: #908856 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 #908856?: The RGB value is 144, 136, 86: 144 red, 136 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #908856?: The complementary color is #565E90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #908856?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.