#85803D Color

#85803D is rgb(133, 128, 61) in RGB, hsl(56, 37%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 4%, 54%, 48%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Old Moss Green (#867E36), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.11. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#85803D

HEX#85803D

RGBrgb(133, 128, 61)

HSLhsl(56, 37%, 38%)

HSVhsv(56, 54%, 52%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 4%, 54%, 48%)

OKLCHoklch(58.9% 0.089 104.9)

LABlab(52.92% -5.07 36.51)

LCHlch(52.92% 36.86 97.90)

What #85803D 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 #85803D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Old Moss Green#867E36ΔE 3.11 Spanish Bister(spanish Bistre)#807532ΔE 4.86 Mustard Green#6E6E30ΔE 8.14 Dark Tan#918151ΔE 10.42 Khaki Green#728639ΔE 11.69 Metallic Sunburst#9C7C38ΔE 13.02

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

#85803D Channel Values

How #85803D 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 128 · B 61	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 56° · S 37% · L 38%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 56° · S 54% · V 52%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 4% · Y 54% · K 48%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	4.08:1 vs white · 5.15:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #85803D 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text5.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #85803D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #85803D; 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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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #85803D

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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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #85803D.

How #85803D 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#85803D

Protanopia#81813D

Protanomaly#83813D

Deuteranopia#82823D

Deuteranomaly#83813D

Tritanopia#8A7A7A

Tritanomaly#887C67

Achromatopsia#7E7E7E

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Using #85803D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-85803d: #85803D;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #85803D;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-85803d': '#85803D' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.522, green: 0.502, blue: 0.239)

Android XML<color name="color_85803d">#85803D</color>

SVG fillfill="#85803D"

More Yellow Colors

#85803D 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

#85803D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #85803D?

#85803D is a dark yellow — rgb(133, 128, 61) in RGB and hsl(56, 37%, 38%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Old Moss Green (#867E36), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.11.

What is the RGB value of #85803D?

#85803D is rgb(133, 128, 61) — red 133, green 128, and blue 61 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #85803D?

#85803D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 4%, 54%, 48%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #85803D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #85803D scores 4.08:1 against white and 5.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #85803D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #85803D 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 16.68, which is visibly different.

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