#856C19#856C19

#856C19 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.101 H 91.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856C19
RGB	rgb(133, 108, 25)
HSL	hsl(46, 68%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(46, 81%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 18.8%, 81.2%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.69, 1.26, 46.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.69, 46.61, 88.45°)
OKLab	oklab(54.09% -0.0017 0.1013)
OKLCH	oklch(54.09% 0.101 91)
XYZ	xyz(15.2118, 15.7828, 3.1647)
Luminance	0.1578 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856C19 #193285

analogous

#853619 #856C19 #688519

triadic

#856C19 #19856C #6C1985

tetradic

#856C19 #198536 #193285 #851968

square

#856C19 #198536 #193285 #851968

split-complementary

#856C19 #196885 #361985

monochromatic

#1E1806 #51420F #856C19 #B99623 #DBB63E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#856C19 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#856C19 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856C19

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856C19	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856C19	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)

#796B07

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F721E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#91625C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856c19;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 108, 25);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.101 91.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac955d',
    500: '#856c19',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856c19;
$custom-light: #ac955d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856c19",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 25
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 46.111,
    "s": 68.354,
    "l": 30.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54093,
    "c": 0.10126,
    "h": 91
  },
  "luminance": 0.15782
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856C19

secondary

#415DB9

accent

#65EB3D

background

#FBF9F5

surface

#F6F1E9

border

#D0CBC5

text

#110D05

muted

#807E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #856C19

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

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