#856B1B#856B1B

#856B1B is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.100 H 89.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856B1B
RGB	rgb(133, 107, 27)
HSL	hsl(45, 66%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(45, 80%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 19.5%, 79.7%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.42, 1.92, 45.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.42, 45.64, 87.59°)
OKLab	oklab(53.89% 0.0004 0.0996)
OKLCH	oklch(53.89% 0.1 89.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.1293, 15.5820, 3.2475)
Luminance	0.1558 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856B1B #1B3585

analogous

#85361B #856B1B #6A851B

triadic

#856B1B #1B856B #6B1B85

tetradic

#856B1B #1B8536 #1B3585 #851B6A

square

#856B1B #1B8536 #1B3585 #851B6A

split-complementary

#856B1B #1B6A85 #361B85

monochromatic

#1F1906 #524211 #856B1B #B89425 #D9B442

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.10

#856B1B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#856B1B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856B1B

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856B1B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856B1B	1.00	5.10	4.12	5.10
#FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#786A0C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E7120

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#91615C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856b1b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 107, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.100 89.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac955e',
    500: '#856b1b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856b1b;
$custom-light: #ac955e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856b1b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 45.283,
    "s": 66.25,
    "l": 31.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53886,
    "c": 0.09957,
    "h": 89.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15581
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856B1B

secondary

#4460B8

accent

#68E93F

background

#FBF9F5

surface

#F6F1E9

border

#D0CBC5

text

#110D05

muted

#807E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #856B1B

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

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