#85850F Color

#85850F is rgb(133, 133, 15) in RGB, hsl(60, 80%, 29%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 0%, 89%, 48%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Olive (#808000), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.2. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

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HEX#85850F

RGBrgb(133, 133, 15)

HSLhsl(60, 80%, 29%)

HSVhsv(60, 89%, 52%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 89%, 48%)

OKLCHoklch(59.7% 0.126 109.7)

LABlab(54.09% -9.50 55.00)

LCHlch(54.09% 55.82 99.80)

What #85850F 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 #85850F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Olive#808000ΔE 2.2 Brass#B5A642ΔE 15.52 Citron#9FA91FΔE 15.8 Olive Drab#6B8E23ΔE 16.22 Old Moss Green#867E36ΔE 16.64 Light Gold#B29700ΔE 18.31

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

#85850F Channel Values

How #85850F 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 133 · B 15	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 60° · S 80% · L 29%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 60° · S 89% · V 52%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 0% · Y 89% · K 48%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.92:1 vs white · 5.36:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #85850F 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 text3.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text5.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #85850F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #85850F; 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 #85850F

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

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How #85850F 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.

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Tritanopia#8C7D7D

Tritanomaly#898063

Achromatopsia#818181

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Using #85850F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-85850f: #85850F;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #85850F;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-85850f': '#85850F' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.522, green: 0.522, blue: 0.059)

Android XML<color name="color_85850f">#85850F</color>

SVG fillfill="#85850F"

More Yellow Colors

#85850F sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

867e36 85754e 876308 856514 918151 816213 93932a 808000 947600 807532 948500 7b7737 b2ac88 cca01d e1ad21 ededbf f4c430 f9efd7 fdb900 ffcc66 fff1d6 ffff1f 141400 573a00

#85850F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #85850F?

#85850F is a dark yellow — rgb(133, 133, 15) in RGB and hsl(60, 80%, 29%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Olive (#808000), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.2.

What is the RGB value of #85850F?

#85850F is rgb(133, 133, 15) — red 133, green 133, and blue 15 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #85850F?

#85850F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 0%, 89%, 48%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #85850F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #85850F scores 3.92:1 against white and 5.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #85850F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #85850F 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 olive (#808000) at a CIE76 distance of 2.2, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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