Colour
#857C59
- #857C59
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Gray
#857C59 is a yellow with RGB values 133, 124, 89 and HSL 48°, 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
#857C59#857C59
HEX#857C59
RGBrgb(133, 124, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.4863, 0.349
RGB percentages52.2%, 48.6%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(47.7, 19.8%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.7, 33.1%, 52.2%)
CMYK0%, 6.8%, 33.1%, 47.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,748,121
CSS custom property--colour: #857C59;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20123WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.02:1
Contrast with white4.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.02:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#7A83A6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.18:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#596285
Analogous#856659, #788559
Triadic#59857C, #7C5985
Split complementary#597885, #665985
Tetradic#598566, #596285, #855978
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R133
G124
B89
Red133 (52.2%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue47.73°
Saturation (HSL)19.82%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 85 · G 7C · B 59
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