All About Color #859900

#859900

About #859900

#859900 is a dark yellow color with the hex code #859900. In RGB it is red 133, green 153, blue 0; in HSL it is hue 68°, saturation 100%, lightness 30%; in CMYK it is 13%, 0%, 100%, 40%. Its contrast ratio is 3.20:1 on white and 6.55:1 on black.

#859900 Color Conversion

Hex triplet85, 99, 00
CMYK13.07%, 0.00%, 100.00%, 40.00%
RGB Decimal133, 153, 0
HSL68°, 100%, 30%
RGB Octal205, 231, 0
HSV (HSB)67.84°, 100.00%, 60.00%
RGB Binary10000101, 10011001, 0
CIE-L*AB59.68, -23.63, 62.64
RGB Percent52.16%, 60.00%, 0.00%
CIE-L*CH59.68, 66.95, 110.67
XYZ21.06, 27.77, 4.25
CIE-L*UV59.68, -8.33, 67.21
xyY0.40, 0.52, 27.77
Hunter-Lab52.70, -20.87, 32.11
RYB0.00%, 60.00%, 7.84%

Color Accessibility Scores

#859900 on a dark background: contrast 6.55:1, passes WCAG AA.
#859900 on a light background: contrast 3.20:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #859900, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#859900 · #D4F500 · #353D00 · #140099 · #2100F5

Analogous palette

#991400 · #996100 · #859900 · #389900 · #009914

Triadic palette

#859900 · #008599 · #990085 · #D4F500 · #00D4F5

Tetradic palette

#859900 · #009961 · #140099 · #990038 · #353D00

Monochromatic palette

#161A00 · #424D00 · #859900 · #C7E600 · #E4FF33

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