#857551 Color

#857551 is rgb(133, 117, 81) in RGB, hsl(42, 24%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 12%, 39%, 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 1.65. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#857551

HEX#857551

RGBrgb(133, 117, 81)

HSLhsl(42, 24%, 42%)

HSVhsv(42, 39%, 52%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 12%, 39%, 48%)

OKLCHoklch(56.8% 0.055 86.7)

LABlab(50.06% 2.36 22.29)

LCHlch(50.06% 22.41 83.96)

What #857551 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 #857551, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Gold Fusion#85754EΔE 1.65 French Bister(french Bistre)#856D4DΔE 4.66 Shadow#8A795DΔE 4.84 Raw Umber#826644ΔE 7.57 Dark Tan#918151ΔE 7.64 Pale Brown#987654ΔE 8.54

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

#857551 Channel Values

How #857551 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 133 · G 117 · B 81	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 42° · S 24% · L 42%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 42° · S 39% · V 52%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 12% · Y 39% · K 48%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	4.51:1 vs white · 4.66:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #857551 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 text4.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text4.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #857551

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #857551; 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 #857551

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.

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How #857551 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#857551

Protanopia#787851

Protanomaly#7D7751

Deuteranopia#7B7B50

Deuteranomaly#7F7851

Tritanopia#887171

Tritanomaly#877366

Achromatopsia#777777

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Using #857551 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-857551: #857551;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #857551;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-857551': '#857551' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.522, green: 0.459, blue: 0.318)

Android XML<color name="color_857551">#857551</color>

SVG fillfill="#857551"

More Yellow Colors

#857551 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

181807 fffff5 1b1404 fffff0 1f1f00 ffffeb 242400 ffffe5 2a2913 ffffe0 2b2003 ffffd6 573a00 856514 b0a94f cc9900 e0e000 edeae0 f2f1e3 f8f3c9 fcfce8 ffcc00 fff000 ffff0f

#857551 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #857551?

#857551 is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(133, 117, 81) in RGB and hsl(42, 24%, 42%) 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 1.65.

What is the RGB value of #857551?

#857551 is rgb(133, 117, 81) — red 133, green 117, and blue 81 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #857551?

#857551 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 12%, 39%, 48%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #857551 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #857551 scores 4.51:1 against white and 4.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #857551 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #857551 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 21.81, which is visibly different.

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