#856B1C#856B1C

#856B1C is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.099 H 89.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856B1C
RGB	rgb(133, 107, 28)
HSL	hsl(45, 65%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(45, 79%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 19.5%, 78.9%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.43, 1.96, 45.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.43, 45.26, 87.52°)
OKLab	oklab(53.89% 0.0007 0.099)
OKLCH	oklch(53.89% 0.099 89.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.1411, 15.5868, 3.3094)
Luminance	0.1559 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856B1C #1C3685

analogous

#85371C #856B1C #6B851C

triadic

#856B1C #1C856B #6B1C85

tetradic

#856B1C #1C8537 #1C3685 #851C6B

square

#856B1C #1C8537 #1C3685 #851C6B

split-complementary

#856B1C #1C6B85 #371C85

monochromatic

#201A07 #524211 #856B1C #B89427 #D8B344

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.10

#856B1C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#856B1C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856B1C

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856B1C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856B1C	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)

#786A0E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E7120

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#91615C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856b1c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 107, 28);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.099 89.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac955f',
    500: '#856b1c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856b1c;
$custom-light: #ac955f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856b1c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 28
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 45.143,
    "s": 65.217,
    "l": 31.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53893,
    "c": 0.09898,
    "h": 89.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15586
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856B1C

secondary

#4561B8

accent

#69E840

background

#FBF9F5

surface

#F6F1E9

border

#D0CBC5

text

#110D05

muted

#807E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #856B1C

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

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