#858556

Color #858556

A muted medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Olive Green #556b2f · ΔE 17.35 Nearest Tailwind class olive-500 #7c7c67 · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#858556

RGB

rgb(133, 133, 86)

HSL

hsl(60, 21.5%, 42.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(60, 35.3%, 52.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0%, 35.3%, 47.8%)

LAB

lab(54.48, -7.71, 25.39)

LCH

lch(54.48, 26.53, 106.89)

OKLCH

oklch(60.5%, 0.0659, 108.22)

HWB

hwb(60, 33.7%, 47.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#565685

Analogous

#856d56

#858556

#6d8556

Triadic

#858556

#568585

#855685

Split-complementary

#858556

#566d85

#6d5685

Tetradic

#858556

#568556

#565685

#855685

Square

#858556

#56856d

#565685

#85566d

Shades

Color #858556 mixed toward black.

#6f6f48

#595939

#42422b

#2c2c1d

#16160e

Tints

Color #858556 mixed toward white.

#a0a06c

#b3b389

#c6c6a7

#d9d9c4

#ecece2

Tones

Color #858556 mixed toward gray.

#81815a

#7d7d5e

#797962

#757566

#717169

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.49:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#858564 · ΔE 3.9

Deuteranopia

#858567 · ΔE 4.8

Tritanopia

#856d6f · ΔE 26.8

Achromatopsia

#828282 · ΔE 17.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #858556;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#858556]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#858556 (#858556) is rgb(133, 133, 86) in RGB.

No, #858556 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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