#856C18#856C18

#856C18 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.102 H 91.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856C18
RGB	rgb(133, 108, 24)
HSL	hsl(46, 69%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(46, 82%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 18.8%, 82%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.68, 1.22, 46.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.68, 46.96, 88.51°)
OKLab	oklab(54.09% -0.0019 0.1018)
OKLCH	oklch(54.09% 0.102 91.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.2012, 15.7786, 3.1089)
Luminance	0.1578 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856C18 #183185

analogous

#853618 #856C18 #678518

triadic

#856C18 #18856C #6C1885

tetradic

#856C18 #188536 #183185 #851867

square

#856C18 #188536 #183185 #851867

split-complementary

#856C18 #186785 #361885

monochromatic

#1D1805 #51420F #856C18 #B99621 #DCB73C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#856C18 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#856C18 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856C18

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856C18	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856C18	1.00	5.05	4.16	5.05
#FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#796B05

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F721D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#91625C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856c18;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 108, 24);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.102 91.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac955d',
    500: '#856c18',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856c18;
$custom-light: #ac955d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856c18",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 24
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 46.239,
    "s": 69.427,
    "l": 30.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54087,
    "c": 0.1018,
    "h": 91.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15778
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856C18

secondary

#405CB9

accent

#64EC3C

background

#FBF9F5

surface

#F6F1E9

border

#D0CBC5

text

#110D04

muted

#807E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #856C18

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

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