#856C17#856C17

#856C17 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.102 H 91.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#856C17
RGBrgb(133, 108, 23)
HSLhsl(46, 71%, 31%)
HSVhsv(46, 83%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 18.8%, 82.7%, 47.8%)
CIE-LABlab(46.68, 1.18, 47.29)
CIE-LCHlch(46.68, 47.30, 88.57°)
OKLaboklab(54.08% -0.0021 0.1023)
OKLCHoklch(54.08% 0.102 91.2)
XYZxyz(15.1910, 15.7745, 3.0551)
Luminance0.1577 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyyellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#856C17 #173085
analogous
#853517 #856C17 #678517
triadic
#856C17 #17856C #6C1785
tetradic
#856C17 #178535 #173085 #851767
square
#856C17 #178535 #173085 #851767
split-complementary
#856C17 #176785 #351785
monochromatic
#1D1705 #51420E #856C17 #B99620 #DDB83A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05
#856C17 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15
#856C17 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856C17
5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##856C17#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##856C171.005.054.155.05
#FFFFFF5.051.0021.001.00
#0000004.1521.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.051.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#796B03
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F721D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#91625C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #856c17;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 108, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.102 91.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad955c',
    500: '#856c17',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #856c17;
$custom-light: #ad955c;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#856c17",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 46.364,
    "s": 70.513,
    "l": 30.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54081,
    "c": 0.10232,
    "h": 91.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15774
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#856C17
secondary
#3F5BB9
accent
#63ED3B
background
#FBF9F5
surface
#F6F1E9
border
#D0CBC5
text
#110D04
muted
#807E79

Preview Lab

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#856C17 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva