#857940

Color #857940

A muted dark yellow.

Closest named color Dark Olive Green #556b2f · ΔE 17.65 Nearest Tailwind class olive-500 #7c7c67 · ΔE 11

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Conversions

HEX

#857940

RGB

rgb(133, 121, 64)

HSL

hsl(49.6, 35%, 38.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(49.6, 51.9%, 52.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9%, 51.9%, 47.8%)

LAB

lab(50.72, -3.5, 32.68)

LCH

lch(50.72, 32.87, 96.11)

OKLCH

oklch(57.4%, 0.0784, 97.7)

HWB

hwb(49.6, 25.1%, 47.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#404c85

Analogous

#855640

#857940

#6e8540

Triadic

#857940

#408579

#794085

Split-complementary

#857940

#406e85

#564085

Tetradic

#857940

#4c8540

#404c85

#794085

Square

#857940

#408556

#404c85

#85406e

Shades

Color #857940 mixed toward black.

#6f6535

#59512b

#423c20

#2c2815

#16140b

Tints

Color #857940 mixed toward white.

#a89951

#bbae72

#ccc395

#ddd7b9

#eeebdc

Tones

Color #857940 mixed toward gray.

#7f7546

#79714b

#746e51

#6e6a57

#68665d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.81:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#808052 · ΔE 5.5

Deuteranopia

#818256 · ΔE 6.4

Tritanopia

#845e60 · ΔE 27.8

Achromatopsia

#797979 · ΔE 19

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Code

CSS

background-color: #857940;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#857940]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#857940 (#857940) is rgb(133, 121, 64) in RGB.

No, #857940 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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