What color is #857938?

#857938 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bay Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #857938?

The RGB value is 133, 121, 56: 133 red, 121 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #857938?

The complementary color is #384485, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #857938?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#857938 color

#857938 rgb(133, 121, 56)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #857938 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 47.5% green and 22% blue (133, 121, 56).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 41% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 58% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Bay Leaf (#86793D), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.79:1).

#857938 color codes

HEX	`#857938`
RGB	`rgb(133, 121, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 47.5%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 41%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 58%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 58%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.63, -4.23, 36.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.63, 36.99, 96.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.225, 18.948, 6.491)`
Decimal	`8747320`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #857938, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #857938	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#857938 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #857938 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #857938; }
.text { color: #857938; }
.border { border: 2px solid #857938; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 121 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #857938, #6b8538); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #857938?: #857938 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bay Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #857938?: The RGB value is 133, 121, 56: 133 red, 121 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #857938?: The complementary color is #384485, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #857938?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.