#856A16#856A16

#856A16 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.102 H 89.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856A16
RGB	rgb(133, 106, 22)
HSL	hsl(45, 72%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(45, 83%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 20.3%, 83.5%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.11, 2.30, 47.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.11, 47.19, 87.20°)
OKLab	oklab(53.64% 0.001 0.1017)
OKLCH	oklch(53.64% 0.102 89.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.9726, 15.3535, 2.9338)
Luminance	0.1535 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856A16 #163185

analogous

#853216 #856A16 #698516

triadic

#856A16 #16856A #6A1685

tetradic

#856A16 #168532 #163185 #851669

square

#856A16 #168532 #163185 #851669

split-complementary

#856A16 #166985 #321685

monochromatic

#1C1605 #50400D #856A16 #BA941F #DEB537

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.16

#856A16 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#856A16 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856A16

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856A16	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856A16	1.00	5.16	4.07	5.16
#FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#776902

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E701B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#91605A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856a16;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 106, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.102 89.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad945c',
    500: '#856a16',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856a16;
$custom-light: #ad945c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856a16",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 45.405,
    "s": 71.613,
    "l": 30.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53636,
    "c": 0.10174,
    "h": 89.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15353
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856A16

secondary

#3E5CB9

accent

#65EE39

background

#FBF9F5

surface

#F6F1E9

border

#D0CBC5

text

#110D04

muted

#807E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #856A16

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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