HEX atlas value

#857C51

#857C51 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Raw Umber. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 133, 124, 81, HSL 50, 24%, 42%, has luminance 0.2, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

yellow warm muted earth-tone

#857C51 Sample readable text

HEX #857C51

RGB rgb(133, 124, 81)

HSL hsl(50 24% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 7, 39, 48)

Luminance 0.2

Contrast Black 5:1White 4.2:1

CSS

--color-857c51: #857C51;
.background-857c51 { background-color: #857C51; }
.text-857c51 { color: #857C51; }

Luminance0.2

Black text5:1AA Pass

White text4.2:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#857C51","rgb":[133,124,81],"hsl":[50,24,42],"cmyk":[0,7,39,48],"luminance":0.2,"contrast":{"black":5,"white":4.2}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.2,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#4C472F","hex":"#4C472F","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.25,"contrastWhite":9.33,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#B1A981","hex":"#B1A981","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.86,"contrastWhite":2.37,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.85,"contrastWhite":3.06,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#515A85","hex":"#515A85","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.15,"contrastWhite":6.66,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#9C8C3A","hex":"#9C8C3A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.23,"contrastWhite":3.37,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","muted","earth tone","muted yellow","earth tone yellow","Raw Umber adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","natural palettes","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/857c51.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/raw-umber.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mocha.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/moss-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#515A85","analogous":["#856351","#748551"],"triadic":["#51857C","#7C5185"],"tetradic":["#518563","#515A85","#855174"],"splitComplementary":["#517485","#635185"],"monochromatic":["#B1A981","#857C51","#4C472F"]}

Variants

{"light":"#B1A981","dark":"#4C472F","saturated":"#9C8C3A","desaturated":"#6D6D69","pastel":"#B2B0A3","neon":"#FFD500"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"raw-umber","name":"Raw Umber","hex":"#826644","distance":25.729360660537214},{"slug":"mocha","name":"Mocha","hex":"#967969","distance":29.563490998188964},{"slug":"moss-green","name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","distance":32.01562118716424},{"slug":"olive-green","name":"Olive Green","hex":"#708238","distance":33.19638534539566},{"slug":"oak","name":"Oak","hex":"#A8754F","distance":35.749125863438955}]

HEX meaning and use

About #857C51

#857C51 is classified as a warm yellow value with muted and earth tone visual character. #857C51 is visually closest to Raw Umber, a named orange color with HEX #826644.

The RGB channels are 133, 124, and 81, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 50deg with 24% saturation and 42% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and muted interface themes. Its luminance is 0.2, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 25.73, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5:1AA Pass

White text4.2:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #857C51 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF4.2:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#4C472F#FFFFFF text · best 9.33:1#4C472F

#B1A981#000000 text · best 8.86:1#B1A981

Moss Green#000000 text · best 6.85:1#8A9A5B

#515A85#FFFFFF text · best 6.66:1#515A85

#9C8C3A#000000 text · best 6.23:1#9C8C3A

Generated Palette

#857C51#857C51

#515A85#515A85

#856351#856351

#748551#748551

#B1A981#B1A981

#4C472F#4C472F

Color Harmonies

#515A85#515A85

#856351#856351

#748551#748551

#51857C#51857C

#7C5185#7C5185

Variants

#B1A981#B1A981

#4C472F#4C472F

#9C8C3A#9C8C3A

#6D6D69#6D6D69

#B2B0A3#B2B0A3

#FFD500#FFD500

Nearest Named Colors

Raw Umber#826644

Mocha#967969

Moss Green#8A9A5B

Olive Green#708238

Oak#A8754F

#857C51

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #857C51

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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