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#866823 Color

#866823 is rgb(134, 104, 35) in RGB, hsl(42, 59%, 33%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 22%, 74%, 47%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Metallic Sunburst (#9C7C38), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.06. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#866823
HEX#866823
RGBrgb(134, 104, 35)
HSLhsl(42, 59%, 33%)
HSVhsv(42, 74%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 22%, 74%, 47%)
OKLCHoklch(53.4% 0.093 84.6)
LABlab(46.08% 6.97 41.71)
LCHlch(46.08% 42.29 80.51)

What #866823 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 #866823, 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.

#866823 Channel Values

How #866823 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 134 · G 104 · B 358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 42° · S 59% · L 33%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 42° · S 74% · V 53%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 22% · Y 74% · K 47%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.23:1 vs white · 4.02:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #866823 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 text5.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #866823

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #866823; 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 #866823

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 #866823 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#866823
Protanopia#6E6E22
Protanomaly#786C23
Deuteranopia#73731F
Deuteranomaly#7B6F21
Tritanopia#8A6262
Tritanomaly#886550
Achromatopsia#6C6C6C

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Using #866823 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-866823: #866823;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #866823;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-866823': '#866823' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.525, green: 0.408, blue: 0.137)
Android XML<color name="color_866823">#866823</color>
SVG fillfill="#866823"

More Yellow Colors

#866823 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#866823 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #866823?

#866823 is a dark yellow — rgb(134, 104, 35) in RGB and hsl(42, 59%, 33%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Metallic Sunburst (#9C7C38), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.06.

What is the RGB value of #866823?

#866823 is rgb(134, 104, 35) — red 134, green 104, and blue 35 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #866823?

#866823 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 22%, 74%, 47%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #866823 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #866823 scores 5.23:1 against white and 4.02:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #866823 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #866823 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 22.61, which is visibly different.

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