#856400

Color #856400

A vivid, highly saturated dark yellow.

Closest named color Dark Goldenrod #b8860b · ΔE 19.13 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-700 #a65f00 · ΔE 11.8

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Conversions

HEX

#856400

RGB

rgb(133, 100, 0)

HSL

hsl(45.1, 100%, 26.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(45.1, 100%, 52.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 24.8%, 100%, 47.8%)

LAB

lab(44.38, 5.25, 51.58)

LCH

lch(44.38, 51.85, 84.19)

OKLCH

oklch(52.2%, 0.107, 85.87)

HWB

hwb(45.1, 0%, 47.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#002185

Analogous

#852100

#856400

#648500

Triadic

#856400

#008564

#640085

Split-complementary

#856400

#006485

#210085

Tetradic

#856400

#218500

#002185

#640085

Square

#856400

#008521

#002185

#850064

Shades

Color #856400 mixed toward black.

#6f5300

#594300

#433200

#2c2100

#161100

Tints

Color #856400 mixed toward white.

#c49300

#ffc104

#ffd043

#ffe081

#ffefc0

Tones

Color #856400 mixed toward gray.

#7a5e0b

#6f5916

#645321

#594e2c

#4e4837

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.82:1

White text reads better on this background (5.5:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#787831 · ΔE 12.8

Deuteranopia

#7a7c37 · ΔE 14.1

Tritanopia

#844246 · ΔE 31.9

Achromatopsia

#696969 · ΔE 23.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #856400;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#856400]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Floral White #fffaf0

Gold #ffd700

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#856400 (#856400) is rgb(133, 100, 0) in RGB.

No, #856400 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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