Information about #878049 color

#878049 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #878049 is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(135, 128, 73) — 52.9% red, 50.2% green, 28.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 3 / 24 / 47. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A moderately toned sunny yellow, #878049 feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Drab (#828344). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Gold Fusion (#85754E) and Triple Hillary (#837A53).

The recipe behind #878049 is rgb(135, 128, 73), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #878049 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 5.2:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 4.0:1. No one has named #878049 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#878049 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#878049 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #878049

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Drab color link
Drab

#828344

Gold Fusion color link
Gold Fusion

#85754E

Awol color link
Awol

#888C4D

Baiko Brown color link
Baiko Brown

#857C55

Dark Tan color link
Dark Tan

#918151

Wanderlust color link
Wanderlust

#88843C

Solid Gold color link
Solid Gold

#927748

Fortune color link
Fortune

#928053

Moss color link
Moss

#8B7D3A

Bling color link
Bling

#7F724A

Clay Creek color link
Clay Creek

#897E59

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#878049
  • RGB135, 128, 73
  • CMYK0, 3, 24, 47
  • CSSrgb(135, 128, 73)
  • HSL53°, 30%, 41%
  • HSL Precise53.226°, 29.808%, 40.784%
  • HSV53°, 46%, 53%
  • HSB53°, 46%, 53%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.529
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.502
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • GLSLvec3(0.529, 0.502, 0.286)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.529, 0.502, 0.286, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.529, 0.502, 0.286)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB50.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB28.6%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID878049
  • DECIMAL ID8880201
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01