#856e15

Color #856e15

A vivid, highly saturated dark yellow.

Closest named color Olive #808000 · ΔE 15.98 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-700 #a65f00 · ΔE 15

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Conversions

HEX

#856e15

RGB

rgb(133, 110, 21)

HSL

hsl(47.7, 72.7%, 30.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(47.7, 84.2%, 52.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 17.3%, 84.2%, 47.8%)

LAB

lab(47.23, -0.04, 48.44)

LCH

lch(47.23, 48.44, 90.05)

OKLCH

oklch(54.5%, 0.1045, 93.18)

HWB

hwb(47.7, 8.2%, 47.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#152c85

Analogous

#853615

#856e15

#648515

Triadic

#856e15

#15856e

#6e1585

Split-complementary

#856e15

#156485

#361585

Tetradic

#856e15

#2c8515

#152c85

#6e1585

Square

#856e15

#158536

#152c85

#851564

Shades

Color #856e15 mixed toward black.

#6f5c12

#59490e

#42370b

#2c2507

#161204

Tints

Color #856e15 mixed toward white.

#b8981d

#dfbb32

#e7cc65

#efdd99

#f7eecc

Tones

Color #856e15 mixed toward gray.

#7c691e

#726328

#695e31

#60583a

#565344

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.24:1

White text reads better on this background (4.95:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7c7b3b · ΔE 9.2

Deuteranopia

#7d7f40 · ΔE 10.7

Tritanopia

#844c4f · ΔE 32.4

Achromatopsia

#707070 · ΔE 23.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #856e15;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#856e15]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Frequently asked questions

#856e15 (#856e15) is rgb(133, 110, 21) in RGB.

No, #856e15 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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