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#856100 Color

#856100 is rgb(133, 97, 0) in RGB, hsl(44, 100%, 26%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 27%, 100%, 48%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Bister Brown(bistre Brown) (#967117), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.4. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#856100
HEX#856100
RGBrgb(133, 97, 0)
HSLhsl(44, 100%, 26%)
HSVhsv(44, 100%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 27%, 100%, 48%)
OKLCHoklch(51.6% 0.106 83.1)
LABlab(43.93% 9.59 50.89)
LCHlch(43.93% 51.78 79.33)

What #856100 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #856100, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Bister Brown(bistre Brown)#967117ΔE 6.4Golden Brown#996515ΔE 8.35Metallic Sunburst#9C7C38ΔE 14.37Violin Brown#674403ΔE 16.05Philippine Gold#B17304ΔE 16.99Field Drab#6C541EΔE 18.26

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#856100 Channel Values

How #856100 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 133 · G 97 · B 08-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 44° · S 100% · L 26%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 44° · S 100% · V 52%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 27% · Y 100% · K 48%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.66:1 vs white · 3.71:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #856100 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #856100 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #856100

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #856100; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#856100
Complementary
#002385
Analogous
#851F00
Analogous
#668500
Triadic
#008561
Triadic
#610085
Split comp.
#006685
Split comp.
#1F0085

Tints & Shades of #856100

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B88700
#F0B000
#FFC524
#FFD257
#FFE08A
#FFEFC2

Shades

#755600
#664B00
#574000
#423100
#332500
#241A00

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #856100.

How #856100 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#856100
Protanopia#686800
Protanomaly#756500
Deuteranopia#6F6F00
Deuteranomaly#786900
Tritanopia#895B5B
Tritanomaly#875D47
Achromatopsia#676767

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #856100 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-856100: #856100;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #856100;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-856100': '#856100' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.522, green: 0.380, blue: 0.000)
Android XML<color name="color_856100">#856100</color>
SVG fillfill="#856100"

More Yellow Colors

#856100 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#856100 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #856100?

#856100 is a dark yellow — rgb(133, 97, 0) in RGB and hsl(44, 100%, 26%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Bister Brown(bistre Brown) (#967117), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.4.

What is the RGB value of #856100?

#856100 is rgb(133, 97, 0) — red 133, green 97, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #856100?

#856100 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 27%, 100%, 48%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #856100 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #856100 scores 5.66:1 against white and 3.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #856100 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #856100 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkgoldenrod (#B8860B) at a CIE76 distance of 19.97, which is visibly different.

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