Information about #856F00 color

#856F00 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#856F00 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(133, 111, 0) — 52.2% red, 43.5% green, 0% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 9 / 52 / 48. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A intensely saturated yellow, #856F00 occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Ugly Brown (#7D7103). Slightly further away sit Muddy Brown (#886806) and Poo (#8F7303).

In RGB terms — rgb(133, 111, 0) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #856F00: 4.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.3:1 for black. No one has named #856F00 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#856F00 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#856F00 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#D0AD00

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#FFD91C

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#FFE568

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#FFF2B3

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White

#FFFFFF

#856F00 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#6A5800

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#4F4200

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#352C00

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#1A1600

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Black

#000000

#856F00 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#8D780F

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#917F24

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#90823D

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Grey

#808080

#856F00 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#308400

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#658400

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#843900

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#840400

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#856F00 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#2C0085
#2C0085

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#005885
#005885

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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#852C00
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#856F00
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#00856F
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#6F0085
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
#856F00
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#168500
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#001685
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#6F0085
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#00852C
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#001685
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#850058
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Nearest named colors to #856F00

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Ugly Brown color link
Ugly Brown

#7D7103

Muddy Brown color link
Muddy Brown

#886806

Poo color link
Poo

#8F7303

Porcupine color link
Porcupine

#936900

Poo Brown color link
Poo Brown

#885F01

Olive color link
Olive

#808000

Bronze Yellow color link
Bronze Yellow

#737000

Poop color link
Poop

#7F5E00

Puke Brown color link
Puke Brown

#947706

Baby Poop color link
Baby Poop

#937C00

Gamboge Orange color link
Gamboge Orange

#996600

Spicy Mustard color link
Spicy Mustard

#74640D

#856F00 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#856F00
  • RGB133, 111, 0
  • CMYK0, 9, 52, 48
  • CSSrgb(133, 111, 0)
  • HSL50°, 100%, 26%
  • HSL Precise50.075°, 100%, 26.078%
  • HSV50°, 100%, 52%
  • HSB50°, 100%, 52%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.435
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.000
  • GLSLvec3(0.522, 0.435, 0.000)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.522, 0.435, 0.000, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.522, 0.435, 0.000)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB43.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB0%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID856F00
  • DECIMAL ID8744704
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers27 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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