#856B17#856B17

#856B17 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.102 H 90.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856B17
RGB	rgb(133, 107, 23)
HSL	hsl(46, 71%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(46, 83%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 19.5%, 82.7%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.40, 1.76, 47.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.40, 47.07, 87.86°)
OKLab	oklab(53.86% -0.0004 0.1018)
OKLCH	oklch(53.86% 0.102 90.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.0861, 15.5648, 3.0202)
Luminance	0.1556 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856B17 #173185

analogous

#853417 #856B17 #688517

triadic

#856B17 #17856B #6B1785

tetradic

#856B17 #178534 #173185 #851768

square

#856B17 #178534 #173185 #851768

split-complementary

#856B17 #176885 #341785

monochromatic

#1D1705 #51410E #856B17 #B99520 #DDB63A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.11

#856B17 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#856B17 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856B17

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856B17	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856B17	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)

#786A03

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F711C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#91615B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856b17;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 107, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.102 90.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad955c',
    500: '#856b17',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856b17;
$custom-light: #ad955c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856b17",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 45.818,
    "s": 70.513,
    "l": 30.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53861,
    "c": 0.10176,
    "h": 90.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15564
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856B17

secondary

#3F5CB9

accent

#65ED3B

background

#FBF9F5

surface

#F6F1E9

border

#D0CBC5

text

#110D04

muted

#807E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #856B17

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

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