#856C16#856C16

#856C16 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.103 H 91.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856C16
RGB	rgb(133, 108, 22)
HSL	hsl(46, 72%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(46, 83%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 18.8%, 83.5%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.67, 1.15, 47.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.67, 47.64, 88.62°)
OKLab	oklab(54.08% -0.0023 0.1028)
OKLCH	oklch(54.08% 0.103 91.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.1812, 15.7706, 3.0033)
Luminance	0.1577 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856C16 #162F85

analogous

#853416 #856C16 #678516

triadic

#856C16 #16856C #6C1685

tetradic

#856C16 #168534 #162F85 #851667

square

#856C16 #168534 #162F85 #851667

split-complementary

#856C16 #166785 #341685

monochromatic

#1C1705 #50410D #856C16 #BA971F #DEB837

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.06

#856C16 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#856C16 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856C16

5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856C16	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856C16	1.00	5.06	4.15	5.06
#FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#796A01

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F721C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#91625C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856c16;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 108, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.103 91.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad955c',
    500: '#856c16',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856c16;
$custom-light: #ad955c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856c16",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 46.486,
    "s": 71.613,
    "l": 30.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54075,
    "c": 0.10283,
    "h": 91.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1577
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856C16

secondary

#3E59B9

accent

#62EE39

background

#FBF9F5

surface

#F6F1E9

border

#D0CBC5

text

#110D04

muted

#807E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #856C16

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

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