#856D4Doklch(0.5498 0.0552 74.2)
French bistre (#856D4D) is a medium greyish brown. In OKLCH it has lightness 55.0%, chroma 0.055 and hue 74.2°; its relative luminance is 16.5%. White text reads best on it (APCA Lc 79, WCAG 4.89:1). The closest RAL Classic paint is RAL 1036 Pearl gold (ΔE00 3.7). In plain ISCC-NBS terms it is a moderate yellowish brown. It prints well on coated paper (FOGRA39, ΔE00 0.5).
#856D4D in every format
| HEX | #856D4D |
| RGB | rgb(133 109 77) |
| HSL | hsl(34.3 26.7% 41.2%) |
| HSB / HSV | hsb(34.3 42.1% 52.2%) |
| HWB | hwb(34.3 30.2% 47.8%) |
| CMYK (formula) | cmyk(0/18/42/48) |
| CMYK (FOGRA39 coated) | cmyk(37/45/66/33) |
| CIELAB (D50) | lab(47.79 6.38 21.65) |
| LCh | lch(47.79 22.57 73.6) |
| OKLab | oklab(0.5498 0.0150 0.0531) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.5498 0.0552 74.2) |
| CIE XYZ (D65) | color(xyz-d65 0.16480 0.16460 0.09330) |
| CIE xyY | xyY(0.3899 0.3894 0.1646) |
| Display P3 | color(display-p3 0.5064 0.4310 0.3183) |
| Linear sRGB | color(srgb-linear 0.23455 0.15293 0.07421) |
| CSS name | — |
Text on #856D4D
White textWCAG 4.89:1 · APCA Lc 79
Black textWCAG 4.29:1 · APCA Lc 30