#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
RGBrgb(133, 107, 23)
HSLhsl(46, 71%, 31%)
HSVhsv(46, 83%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 19.5%, 82.7%, 47.8%)
CIE-LABlab(46.40, 1.76, 47.04)
CIE-LCHlch(46.40, 47.07, 87.86°)
OKLaboklab(53.86% -0.0004 0.1018)
OKLCHoklch(53.86% 0.102 90.3)
XYZxyz(15.0861, 15.5648, 3.0202)
Luminance0.1556 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyyellow

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
##856B171.005.114.115.11
#FFFFFF5.111.0021.001.00
#0000004.1121.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.111.0021.001.00

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

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#856B17 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva