#858D74
Closest named color: Brown Grey (#8D8468). oklch(63% 0.037 121.9), rgb(133, 141, 116).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.05:1).
About this color
#858D74 is a medium-light, muted yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.037 and its hue 122°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Brown Grey (#8D8468), ΔE 0.026 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.05:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.037) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Brown Grey (#8D8468) |
| Black text | 6.05:1 |
| White text | 3.46:1 |
Values
| HEX | #858D74 |
| RGB | rgb(133, 141, 116) |
| HSL | hsl(79, 10%, 50%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63% 0.037 121.9) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #858D74 | 3.46:1 | AA large text | Lc -67.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #858D74 | 6.05:1 | AA | Lc 41.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #858D74 text on white | 3.46:1 | AA large text | Lc 62.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| #858D74 text on black | 6.05:1 | AA | Lc -39.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.
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Step 50
50
#F5F6F4
oklch(97.2% 0.003 128.5)
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Step 100
100
#E9EAE7
oklch(93.5% 0.004 121.6)
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Step 200
200
#D8DAD3
oklch(88.5% 0.01 119.6)
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Step 300
300
#BEC3B6
oklch(81% 0.019 124)
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Step 400
400
#9DA490
oklch(70.7% 0.029 122.9)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#858D74
oklch(63% 0.037 121.9)
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Step 600
600
#6F775D
oklch(55.5% 0.04 121.6)
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Step 700
700
#5D644C
oklch(49% 0.038 121)
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Step 800
800
#4C523F
oklch(42.7% 0.031 122)
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Step 900
900
#3F4435
oklch(37.7% 0.026 122.6)
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Step 950
950
#25281F
oklch(27.1% 0.017 122.5)
#858D74 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #908A73 | 0.017 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #8F8A75 | 0.017 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #878A86 | 0.031 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8A8A8A | 0.038 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #858D74
#858D74
oklch(63% 0.037 121.9)
- #8D849C
#8D849C
oklch(62.9% 0.037 302.4)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #858D74, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Brown Grey #8D8468 ΔE 0.026
- Green Grey #77926F ΔE 0.026
- Warm Grey #978A84 ΔE 0.040
- Slate Green #658D6D ΔE 0.045
- Gray #808080 ΔE 0.048
- Medium Grey #7D7F7C ΔE 0.048
- Greeny Grey #7EA07A ΔE 0.053
- Camo #7F8F4E ΔE 0.054
Use #858D74 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.