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#857e56

Color #857e56

A muted medium yellow.

Conversions

HEX
#857e56
RGB
rgb(133, 126, 86)
HSL
hsl(51.1, 21.5%, 42.9%)
HSV / HSB
hsv(51.1, 35.3%, 52.2%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 5.3%, 35.3%, 47.8%)
LAB
lab(52.49, -3.81, 22.77)
LCH
lch(52.49, 23.09, 99.5)
OKLCH
oklch(58.9%, 0.0573, 99.45)
HWB
hwb(51.1, 33.7%, 47.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#565d85

Analogous

#856656
#857e56
#748556

Triadic

#857e56
#56857e
#7e5685

Split-complementary

#857e56
#567485
#665685

Tetradic

#857e56
#5d8556
#565d85
#7e5685

Square

#857e56
#568566
#565d85
#855674

Shades

Color #857e56 mixed toward black.

#6f6948
#595439
#423f2b
#2c2a1d
#16150e

Tints

Color #857e56 mixed toward white.

#a0986c
#b3ad89
#c6c1a7
#d9d6c4
#eceae2

Tones

Color #857e56 mixed toward gray.

#817b5a
#7d785e
#797662
#757366
#717069

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color
4.1:1
Aa Black text on this color
5.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.12:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#828262 · ΔE 3.9

Deuteranopia

#828364 · ΔE 4.5

Tritanopia

#856a6b · ΔE 23.5

Achromatopsia

#7d7d7d · ΔE 15.3

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

Code

CSS
background-color: #857e56;
Tailwind (arbitrary value)
bg-[#857e56]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700
Khaki #f0e68c
Lemon Chiffon #fffacd
Cornsilk #fff8dc
Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa
Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#857e56 (#857e56) is rgb(133, 126, 86) in RGB.

No, #857e56 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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