Recognised as Colour
#857B59
- #857B59
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Gray
#857B59 is a yellow with RGB values 133, 123, 89 and HSL 46°, 20%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.
Colour values
#857B59#857B59
HEX#857B59
RGBrgb(133, 123, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.4824, 0.349
RGB percentages52.2%, 48.2%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(46.4, 19.8%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.4, 33.1%, 52.2%)
CMYK0%, 7.5%, 33.1%, 47.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,747,865
CSS custom property--colour: #857B59;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.19874WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.97:1
Contrast with white4.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#7A84A6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.22:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#596385
Analogous#856559, #798559
Triadic#59857B, #7B5985
Split complementary#597985, #655985
Tetradic#598565, #596385, #855979
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R133
G123
B89
Red133 (52.2%)
Green123 (48.2%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue46.36°
Saturation (HSL)19.82%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 85 · G 7B · B 59
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