#856B19#856B19

#856B19 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.101 H 90.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856B19
RGB	rgb(133, 107, 25)
HSL	hsl(46, 68%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(46, 81%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 19.5%, 81.2%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.41, 1.84, 46.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.41, 46.37, 87.73°)
OKLab	oklab(53.87% 0 0.1007)
OKLCH	oklch(53.87% 0.101 90)
XYZ	xyz(15.1069, 15.5731, 3.1297)
Luminance	0.1557 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856B19 #193385

analogous

#853519 #856B19 #698519

triadic

#856B19 #19856B #6B1985

tetradic

#856B19 #198535 #193385 #851969

square

#856B19 #198535 #193385 #851969

split-complementary

#856B19 #196985 #351985

monochromatic

#1E1806 #51420F #856B19 #B99423 #DBB53E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.10

#856B19 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#856B19 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856B19

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856B19	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856B19	1.00	5.10	4.11	5.10
#FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#786A07

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F711E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#91615B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856b19;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 107, 25);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.101 90.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac955d',
    500: '#856b19',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856b19;
$custom-light: #ac955d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856b19",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 25
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 45.556,
    "s": 68.354,
    "l": 30.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53873,
    "c": 0.1007,
    "h": 90
  },
  "luminance": 0.15572
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856B19

secondary

#415EB9

accent

#67EB3D

background

#FBF9F5

surface

#F6F1E9

border

#D0CBC5

text

#110D05

muted

#807E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #856B19

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

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