#856B18#856B18

#856B18 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.101 H 90.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856B18
RGB	rgb(133, 107, 24)
HSL	hsl(46, 69%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(46, 82%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 19.5%, 82%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.40, 1.80, 46.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.40, 46.73, 87.80°)
OKLab	oklab(53.87% -0.0002 0.1012)
OKLCH	oklch(53.87% 0.101 90.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.0963, 15.5689, 3.0739)
Luminance	0.1557 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856B18 #183285

analogous

#853418 #856B18 #688518

triadic

#856B18 #18856B #6B1885

tetradic

#856B18 #188534 #183285 #851868

square

#856B18 #188534 #183285 #851868

split-complementary

#856B18 #186885 #341885

monochromatic

#1D1805 #51410F #856B18 #B99521 #DCB63C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.11

#856B18 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#856B18 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856B18

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856B18	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856B18	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)

#786A05

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F711D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#91615B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856b18;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 107, 24);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.101 90.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac955d',
    500: '#856b18',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856b18;
$custom-light: #ac955d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856b18",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 24
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 45.688,
    "s": 69.427,
    "l": 30.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53867,
    "c": 0.10124,
    "h": 90.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15568
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856B18

secondary

#405DB9

accent

#66EC3C

background

#FBF9F5

surface

#F6F1E9

border

#D0CBC5

text

#110D04

muted

#807E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #856B18

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

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