#856B16#856B16

#856B16 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.102 H 90.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856B16
RGB	rgb(133, 107, 22)
HSL	hsl(46, 72%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(46, 83%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 19.5%, 83.5%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.39, 1.72, 47.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.39, 47.41, 87.92°)
OKLab	oklab(53.86% -0.0007 0.1023)
OKLCH	oklch(53.86% 0.102 90.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.0763, 15.5608, 2.9684)
Luminance	0.1556 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856B16 #163085

analogous

#853316 #856B16 #678516

triadic

#856B16 #16856B #6B1685

tetradic

#856B16 #168533 #163085 #851667

square

#856B16 #168533 #163085 #851667

split-complementary

#856B16 #166785 #331685

monochromatic

#1C1705 #50410D #856B16 #BA951F #DEB737

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.11

#856B16 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#856B16 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856B16

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856B16	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856B16	1.00	5.11	4.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#786A02

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F711C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#91615B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856b16;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 107, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.102 90.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad955c',
    500: '#856b16',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856b16;
$custom-light: #ad955c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856b16",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 45.946,
    "s": 71.613,
    "l": 30.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53855,
    "c": 0.10227,
    "h": 90.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1556
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856B16

secondary

#3E5BB9

accent

#64EE39

background

#FBF9F5

surface

#F6F1E9

border

#D0CBC5

text

#110D04

muted

#807E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #856B16

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

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