#856A17#856A17

#856A17 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.101 H 89.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856A17
RGB	rgb(133, 106, 23)
HSL	hsl(45, 71%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(45, 83%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 20.3%, 82.7%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.12, 2.34, 46.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.12, 46.85, 87.14°)
OKLab	oklab(53.64% 0.0012 0.1012)
OKLCH	oklch(53.64% 0.101 89.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.9825, 15.3575, 2.9856)
Luminance	0.1536 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856A17 #173285

analogous

#853317 #856A17 #698517

triadic

#856A17 #17856A #6A1785

tetradic

#856A17 #178533 #173285 #851769

square

#856A17 #178533 #173285 #851769

split-complementary

#856A17 #176985 #331785

monochromatic

#1D1705 #51400E #856A17 #B99420 #DDB53A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.16

#856A17 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#856A17 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856A17

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856A17	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856A17	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)

#776904

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E701C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#91605A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856a17;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 106, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.101 89.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad945c',
    500: '#856a17',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856a17;
$custom-light: #ad945c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856a17",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 45.273,
    "s": 70.513,
    "l": 30.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53642,
    "c": 0.10124,
    "h": 89.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15356
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856A17

secondary

#3F5DB9

accent

#66ED3B

background

#FBF9F5

surface

#F6F1E9

border

#D0CBC5

text

#110D04

muted

#807E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #856A17

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

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