What color is #857C49?

#857C49 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Verdant Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #857C49?

The RGB value is 133, 124, 73: 133 red, 124 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #857C49?

The complementary color is #495285, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #857C49?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#857C49 color

#857C49 rgb(133, 124, 73)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #857C49 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 48.6% green and 28.6% blue (133, 124, 73).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 29% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 45% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Leaf (#817C4A), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#857C49 color codes

HEX	`#857C49`
RGB	`rgb(133, 124, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 48.6%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 29%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 45%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 45%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.71, -4.26, 29.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.71, 29.32, 98.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.084, 19.883, 9.187)`
Decimal	`8748105`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #857C49, 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 #857C49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#857C49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	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 #857C49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #857c49; }
.text { color: #857c49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #857c49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 124 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #857c49, #708549); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #857C49?: #857C49 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Verdant Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #857C49?: The RGB value is 133, 124, 73: 133 red, 124 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #857C49?: The complementary color is #495285, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #857C49?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.