#856A18#856A18

#856A18 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.101 H 89.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856A18
RGB	rgb(133, 106, 24)
HSL	hsl(45, 69%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(45, 82%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 20.3%, 82%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.13, 2.38, 46.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.13, 46.50, 87.07°)
OKLab	oklab(53.65% 0.0014 0.1007)
OKLCH	oklch(53.65% 0.101 89.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.9927, 15.3616, 3.0394)
Luminance	0.1536 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856A18 #183385

analogous

#853418 #856A18 #698518

triadic

#856A18 #18856A #6A1885

tetradic

#856A18 #188534 #183385 #851869

square

#856A18 #188534 #183385 #851869

split-complementary

#856A18 #186985 #341885

monochromatic

#1D1705 #51410F #856A18 #B99321 #DCB43C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.16

#856A18 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#856A18 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856A18

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856A18	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856A18	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)

#776906

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E701D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#91605B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856a18;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 106, 24);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.101 89.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad945d',
    500: '#856a18',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856a18;
$custom-light: #ad945d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856a18",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 24
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 45.138,
    "s": 69.427,
    "l": 30.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53648,
    "c": 0.10071,
    "h": 89.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15361
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856A18

secondary

#405EB9

accent

#67EC3C

background

#FBF9F5

surface

#F6F1E9

border

#D0CBC5

text

#110D04

muted

#807E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #856A18

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

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