Palettes / Colors / #855D00

#855D00 — Deep Vivid Yellow

#855D00 is a yellow color we call Deep Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color SaddleBrown (#8B4513). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: saddlebrown (#8B4513) — not an exact match. CSS saddlebrown gives you #8B4513, a different color; use #855D00 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#855D00 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #002885; it also sits naturally between #851B00 and #6A8500. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 52% · Green 36% · Blue 0%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 30% · Yellow 100% · Key 48%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #855D00

.text { color: #855D00; }
.background { background-color: #855D00; }
.border { border: 3px solid #855D00; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(133, 93, 0); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(42, 100%, 26%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #855D00; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(133, 93, 0, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #855D00; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(133, 93, 0, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#855D00">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#855D00">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #002885:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #855D00: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #855D00

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #855D00 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #855D00 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #855CFF  ·  #855D01 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #855D00?

#855D00 is Deep Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 133, 93, 0). Its closest standard named color is SaddleBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #855D00?

#855D00 is RGB 133, 93, 0 — HSL 42°, 100%, 26% — CMYK 0%, 30%, 100%, 48%.

What colors go with #855D00?

Its complement is #002885; analogous partners are #851B00 and #6A8500. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #855D00 for text?

White text on #855D00 has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.56:1.