#858251

Color #858251

A muted medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Olive Green #556b2f · ΔE 17 Nearest Tailwind class olive-500 #7c7c67 · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#858251

RGB

rgb(133, 130, 81)

HSL

hsl(56.5, 24.3%, 42%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(56.5, 39.1%, 52.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.3%, 39.1%, 47.8%)

LAB

lab(53.54, -6.68, 26.94)

LCH

lch(53.54, 27.76, 103.93)

OKLCH

oklch(59.7%, 0.0684, 105.26)

HWB

hwb(56.5, 31.8%, 47.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#515485

Analogous

#856851

#858251

#6e8551

Triadic

#858251

#518582

#825185

Split-complementary

#858251

#516e85

#685185

Tetradic

#858251

#548551

#515485

#825185

Square

#858251

#518568

#515485

#85516e

Shades

Color #858251 mixed toward black.

#6f6c44

#595736

#434129

#2c2b1b

#16160e

Tints

Color #858251 mixed toward white.

#a29e66

#b4b284

#c7c5a3

#dad8c2

#ecece0

Tones

Color #858251 mixed toward gray.

#817e55

#7c7a5a

#78775e

#747362

#6f6f67

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.31:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.31:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#848460 · ΔE 3.8

Deuteranopia

#848463 · ΔE 4.6

Tritanopia

#856a6c · ΔE 27

Achromatopsia

#808080 · ΔE 17.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #858251;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#858251]

Related colors

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Frequently asked questions

#858251 (#858251) is rgb(133, 130, 81) in RGB.

No, #858251 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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