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#897B58 Color

#897B58 is rgb(137, 123, 88) in RGB, hsl(43, 22%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 10%, 36%, 46%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Gold Fusion (#85754E), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.52. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#897B58
HEX#897B58
RGBrgb(137, 123, 88)
HSLhsl(43, 22%, 44%)
HSVhsv(43, 36%, 54%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 10%, 36%, 46%)
OKLCHoklch(58.7% 0.053 88.7)
LABlab(52.24% 1.51 21.25)
LCHlch(52.24% 21.30 85.94)

What #897B58 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 #897B58, 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.

#897B58 Channel Values

How #897B58 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 137 · G 123 · B 888-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 43° · S 22% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 43° · S 36% · V 54%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 10% · Y 36% · K 46%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.17:1 vs white · 5.04:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #897B58 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 text4.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #897B58

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #897B58; 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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Tints & Shades of #897B58

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 #897B58.

How #897B58 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#897B58
Protanopia#7E7E58
Protanomaly#827D58
Deuteranopia#808057
Deuteranomaly#847E58
Tritanopia#8C7777
Tritanomaly#8B796C
Achromatopsia#7C7C7C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #897B58 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-897b58: #897B58;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #897B58;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-897b58': '#897B58' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.537, green: 0.482, blue: 0.345)
Android XML<color name="color_897b58">#897B58</color>
SVG fillfill="#897B58"

More Yellow Colors

#897B58 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#897B58 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #897B58?

#897B58 is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(137, 123, 88) in RGB and hsl(43, 22%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Gold Fusion (#85754E), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.52.

What is the RGB value of #897B58?

#897B58 is rgb(137, 123, 88) — red 137, green 123, and blue 88 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #897B58?

#897B58 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 10%, 36%, 46%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #897B58 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #897B58 scores 4.17:1 against white and 5.04:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #897B58 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #897B58 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 gray (#808080) at a CIE76 distance of 21.35, which is visibly different.

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