#858D76
Closest named color: Brown Grey (#8D8468). oklch(63% 0.035 123), rgb(133, 141, 118).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.06:1).
About this color
#858D76 is a medium-light, muted yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.035 and its hue 123°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Brown Grey (#8D8468), ΔE 0.027 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.06:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.035) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Brown Grey (#8D8468) |
| Black text | 6.06:1 |
| White text | 3.46:1 |
Values
| HEX | #858D76 |
| RGB | rgb(133, 141, 118) |
| HSL | hsl(81, 9%, 51%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63% 0.035 123) |
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 #858D76 | 3.46:1 | AA large text | Lc -67.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #858D76 | 6.06:1 | AA | Lc 41.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #858D76 text on white | 3.46:1 | AA large text | Lc 62.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| #858D76 text on black | 6.06:1 | 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
#BEC3B7
oklch(81% 0.017 125.3)
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Step 400
400
#9DA491
oklch(70.8% 0.028 123.6)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#858D76
oklch(63% 0.035 123)
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Step 600
600
#6F775F
oklch(55.6% 0.037 122.6)
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Step 700
700
#5D644E
oklch(49.1% 0.035 122)
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Step 800
800
#4C5240
oklch(42.8% 0.03 122.6)
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Step 900
900
#3F4436
oklch(37.7% 0.024 123.5)
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Step 950
950
#252820
oklch(27.1% 0.015 124.1)
#858D76 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) | #908A75 | 0.017 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #8F8A77 | 0.017 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #878B86 | 0.027 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8A8A8A | 0.035 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #858D76
#858D76
oklch(63% 0.035 123)
- #8D849B
#8D849B
oklch(62.9% 0.036 303.2)
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 #858D76, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Brown Grey #8D8468 ΔE 0.027
- Green Grey #77926F ΔE 0.028
- Warm Grey #978A84 ΔE 0.038
- Slate Green #658D6D ΔE 0.046
- Gray #808080 ΔE 0.046
- Medium Grey #7D7F7C ΔE 0.047
- Greeny Grey #7EA07A ΔE 0.053
- Grey Green #86A17D ΔE 0.056
Use #858D76 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.