Drab Color
Drab is a yellow color with hex code #828344. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with drab, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Drab Color Values
What Does Drab Mean?
Drab belongs to the yellow family of colors. Yellow is the brightest thing in daylight, which makes it impossible to ignore and easy to overdo. School buses and hazard tape exist to exploit that visibility. In artwork, small amounts of yellow energize a piece; large fields of it tire the eye surprisingly fast. Drab sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Drab is classified as a olive (nearest centroid: light olive, #867E36).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Drab
Drab and #454483 are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #836544 and #628344, which sit beside drab on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair drab with triadic partners #448283 and #834482. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Olive Drab —
#6F7632(Delta E 7) - Pesto —
#7C7631(Delta E 7) - Camo —
#7F8F4E(Delta E 8) - Dark Khaki —
#9B8F55(Delta E 8) - Crete —
#737829(Delta E 9)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #828344; }
.background { background-color: #828344; }
.border { border: 2px solid #828344; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #82834440; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for drab?
Drab has the hex code #828344. In RGB notation it is rgb(130, 131, 68), in HSL it is hsl(61, 32%, 39%), and its OKLCH value is 0.595, 0.085, 109.5.
What does the color drab mean?
Yellow-family colors like drab carry distinct psychological associations. Drab belongs to the yellow family of colors. Yellow is the brightest thing in daylight, which makes it impossible to ignore and easy to overdo. School buses and hazard tape exist to exploit that visibility. In artwork, small amounts of yellow energize a piece; large fields of it tire the eye surprisingly fast. Drab sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with drab?
Drab has three easy routes: its complement #454483 for punch, its neighbors #836544 and #628344 for something calmer, or triadic partners #448283 and #834482 when you want energy.
Is drab a standard web color?
No — Drab is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #828344 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make drab lighter or darker?
To lighten drab, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #EDEEDD (lightest tint) to #17180C (darkest shade).
About Drab
Drab is classified as a Olive in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Yellow hue family. It has The color is recognized by XKCD, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #828344 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.