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#85724C Color

#85724C is rgb(133, 114, 76) in RGB, hsl(40, 27%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 14%, 43%, 48%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Gold Fusion (#85754E), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.69. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#85724C
HEX#85724C
RGBrgb(133, 114, 76)
HSLhsl(40, 27%, 41%)
HSVhsv(40, 43%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 14%, 43%, 48%)
OKLCHoklch(56.1% 0.059 84.1)
LABlab(49.15% 3.55 23.95)
LCHlch(49.15% 24.21 81.57)

What #85724C 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 #85724C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#85724C Channel Values

How #85724C 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 114 · B 768-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 40° · S 27% · L 41%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 40° · S 43% · V 52%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 14% · Y 43% · K 48%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.66:1 vs white · 4.51:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #85724C 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 text4.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #85724C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #85724C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #85724C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #85724C

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #85724C.

How #85724C 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#85724C
Protanopia#76764C
Protanomaly#7C744C
Deuteranopia#79794B
Deuteranomaly#7E764B
Tritanopia#886E6E
Tritanomaly#877062
Achromatopsia#747474

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #85724C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-85724c: #85724C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #85724C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-85724c': '#85724C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.522, green: 0.447, blue: 0.298)
Android XML<color name="color_85724c">#85724C</color>
SVG fillfill="#85724C"

More Yellow Colors

#85724C sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#85724C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #85724C?

#85724C is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(133, 114, 76) in RGB and hsl(40, 27%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Gold Fusion (#85754E), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.69.

What is the RGB value of #85724C?

#85724C is rgb(133, 114, 76) — red 133, green 114, and blue 76 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #85724C?

#85724C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 14%, 43%, 48%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #85724C be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #85724C scores 4.66:1 against white and 4.51:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #85724C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #85724C 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 darkolivegreen (#556B2F) at a CIE76 distance of 22.01, which is visibly different.

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