Information about #857438 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #857438 belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(133, 116, 56) — 52.2% red, 45.5% green, 22% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 7 / 30 / 48. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #857438 reads as a confidently colored yellow and sits comfortably between light and dark. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Spanish Bistre (#807532). Nearby in the Register you will also find Yellow Sea Pine Brown (#896C39) and Old Moss Green (#867E36).

In RGB terms — rgb(133, 116, 56) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #857438 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 4.6:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 4.6:1. #857438 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#857438 color variations

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

#857438 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#857438 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#857438 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#857438 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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#857438 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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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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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
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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
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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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Nearest named colors to #857438

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

Spanish Bistre color link
Spanish Bistre

#807532

Yellow Sea Pine Brown color link
Yellow Sea Pine Brown

#896C39

Old Moss Green color link
Old Moss Green

#867E36

Moss color link
Moss

#8B7D3A

Pesto color link
Pesto

#7C7631

Bullwhip color link
Bullwhip

#8F7040

Ventura color link
Ventura

#907C38

Timbuktu color link
Timbuktu

#7F6C43

Dirt Brown color link
Dirt Brown

#836539

Corn Harvest color link
Corn Harvest

#8D702A

Wanderlust color link
Wanderlust

#88843C

Authentic color link
Authentic

#8A6843

#857438 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#857438
  • RGB133, 116, 56
  • CMYK0, 7, 30, 48
  • CSSrgb(133, 116, 56)
  • HSL47°, 41%, 37%
  • HSL Precise46.753°, 40.741%, 37.059%
  • HSV47°, 58%, 52%
  • HSB47°, 58%, 52%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.455
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • GLSLvec3(0.522, 0.455, 0.220)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.522, 0.455, 0.220, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.522, 0.455, 0.220)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB45.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB22%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID857438
  • DECIMAL ID8746040
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers20 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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