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#858b4b

Color #858b4b

A muted medium yellow.

Conversions

HEX
#858b4b
RGB
rgb(133, 139, 75)
HSL
hsl(65.6, 29.9%, 42%)
HSV / HSB
hsv(65.6, 46%, 54.5%)
CMYK
cmyk(4.3%, 0%, 46%, 45.5%)
LAB
lab(56.05, -12.29, 33.34)
LCH
lch(56.05, 35.53, 110.24)
OKLCH
oklch(61.7%, 0.0873, 113.36)
HWB
hwb(65.6, 29.4%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#514b8b

Analogous

#8b714b
#858b4b
#658b4b

Triadic

#858b4b
#4b858b
#8b4b85

Split-complementary

#858b4b
#4b658b
#714b8b

Tetradic

#858b4b
#4b8b51
#514b8b
#8b4b85

Square

#858b4b
#4b8b71
#514b8b
#8b4b65

Shades

Color #858b4b mixed toward black.

#6f743f
#595d32
#434626
#2c2e19
#16170d

Tints

Color #858b4b mixed toward white.

#a2a95f
#b4ba7f
#c7cb9f
#dadcbf
#eceedf

Tones

Color #858b4b mixed toward gray.

#818650
#7c8056
#787b5b
#747660
#6f7066

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color
3.63:1
Aa Black text on this color
5.79:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.79:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#888860 · ΔE 5.8

Deuteranopia

#878764 · ΔE 7.1

Tritanopia

#856d6f · ΔE 30.2

Achromatopsia

#868686 · ΔE 20.3

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

Code

CSS
background-color: #858b4b;
Tailwind (arbitrary value)
bg-[#858b4b]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0
Beige #f5f5dc
Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2
Light Yellow #ffffe0
Olive #808000
Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#858b4b (#858b4b) is rgb(133, 139, 75) in RGB.

No, #858b4b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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