Palettes / Colors / #85600A

#85600A — Vivid Yellow

#85600A is a yellow color we call 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 #85600A 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.

#85600A 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 #0A2F85; it also sits naturally between #85230A and #6C850A. 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 38% · Blue 4%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 28% · Yellow 92% · Key 48%

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

Previews

CSS code for #85600A

.text { color: #85600A; }
.background { background-color: #85600A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #85600A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(133, 96, 10); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(42, 86%, 28%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #85600A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(133, 96, 10, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #85600A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(133, 96, 10, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#85600A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#85600A">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #0A2F85:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #85600A: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #85600A

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 #85600A 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 #85600A 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

← #856009  ·  #85600B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #85600A?

#85600A is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 133, 96, 10). Its closest standard named color is SaddleBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #85600A?

#85600A is RGB 133, 96, 10 — HSL 42°, 86%, 28% — CMYK 0%, 28%, 92%, 48%.

What colors go with #85600A?

Its complement is #0A2F85; analogous partners are #85230A and #6C850A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #85600A for text?

White text on #85600A has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.67:1.