Palettes / Colors / #856C19

#856C19 — Yellow

#856C19 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color Olive (#808000). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: olive (#808000) — not an exact match. CSS olive gives you #808000, a different color; use #856C19 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.

#856C19 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 #193285; it also sits naturally between #853619 and #688519. 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 42% · Blue 10%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 81% · Key 48%

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

Previews

CSS code for #856C19

.text { color: #856C19; }
.background { background-color: #856C19; }
.border { border: 3px solid #856C19; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(133, 108, 25); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(46, 68%, 31%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #856C19; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(133, 108, 25, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #856C19; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(133, 108, 25, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#856C19">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#856C19">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #193285:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #856C19: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #856C19

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 #856C19 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 #856C19 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

← #856C18  ·  #856C1A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #856C19?

#856C19 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 133, 108, 25). Its closest standard named color is Olive.

What is the RGB and HSL of #856C19?

#856C19 is RGB 133, 108, 25 — HSL 46°, 68%, 31% — CMYK 0%, 19%, 81%, 48%.

What colors go with #856C19?

Its complement is #193285; analogous partners are #853619 and #688519. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #856C19 for text?

White text on #856C19 has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.16:1.