#857D4E
Moss · medium warm yellow
About #857D4E
With the hex code #857D4E, this is a medium yellow with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 52% red, 49% green and 31% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 41% yellow and 48% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is somewhere between Moss and Mocha — a ΔE of 15.6 — followed by Mocha. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #4E5685, a steel blue shade.
In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Black text reads best on it at 5.04:1 (a WCAG AA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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›What colour is #857D4E?
With the hex code #857D4E, this is a medium yellow with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 52% red, 49% green and 31% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 41% yellow and 48% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #857D4E?
Use black text. Black on #857D4E has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #857D4E?
Its complementary colour is #4E5685, and analogous partners are #85624E and #72854E.