#856A19#856A19

#856A19 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.100 H 89.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856A19
RGB	rgb(133, 106, 25)
HSL	hsl(45, 68%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(45, 81%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 20.3%, 81.2%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.13, 2.41, 46.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.13, 46.15, 87.00°)
OKLab	oklab(53.65% 0.0016 0.1002)
OKLCH	oklch(53.65% 0.1 89.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.0033, 15.3658, 3.0952)
Luminance	0.1537 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856A19 #193485

analogous

#853419 #856A19 #6A8519

triadic

#856A19 #19856A #6A1985

tetradic

#856A19 #198534 #193485 #85196A

square

#856A19 #198534 #193485 #85196A

split-complementary

#856A19 #196A85 #341985

monochromatic

#1E1806 #51410F #856A19 #B99323 #DBB33E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.16

#856A19 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#856A19 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856A19

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856A19	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856A19	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)

#776908

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E701E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#91605B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856a19;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 106, 25);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.100 89.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac945d',
    500: '#856a19',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856a19;
$custom-light: #ac945d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856a19",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 25
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 45,
    "s": 68.354,
    "l": 30.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53654,
    "c": 0.10017,
    "h": 89.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15365
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856A19

secondary

#415FB9

accent

#68EB3D

background

#FBF9F5

surface

#F6F1E9

border

#D0CBC5

text

#110D04

muted

#807E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #856A19

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

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