#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
RGB	rgb(133, 108, 23)
HSL	hsl(46, 71%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(46, 83%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 18.8%, 82.7%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.68, 1.18, 47.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.68, 47.30, 88.57°)
OKLab	oklab(54.08% -0.0021 0.1023)
OKLCH	oklch(54.08% 0.102 91.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.1910, 15.7745, 3.0551)
Luminance	0.1577 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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
##856C17	1.00	5.05	4.15	5.05
#FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

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

Preview with #856C17

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

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