#856C1A#856C1A

#856C1A is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.101 H 90.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856C1A
RGB	rgb(133, 108, 26)
HSL	hsl(46, 67%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(46, 80%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 18.8%, 80.5%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.69, 1.30, 46.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.69, 46.25, 88.39°)
OKLab	oklab(54.1% -0.0014 0.1007)
OKLCH	oklch(54.1% 0.101 90.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.2228, 15.7872, 3.2225)
Luminance	0.1579 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856C1A #1A3385

analogous

#85361A #856C1A #68851A

triadic

#856C1A #1A856C #6C1A85

tetradic

#856C1A #1A8536 #1A3385 #851A68

square

#856C1A #1A8536 #1A3385 #851A68

split-complementary

#856C1A #1A6885 #361A85

monochromatic

#1F1906 #524210 #856C1A #B89624 #DAB640

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#856C1A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#856C1A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856C1A

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856C1A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856C1A	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)

#796B09

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F721F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#91625C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856c1a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 108, 26);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.101 90.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac955e',
    500: '#856c1a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856c1a;
$custom-light: #ac955e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856c1a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 26
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 45.981,
    "s": 67.296,
    "l": 31.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.541,
    "c": 0.10071,
    "h": 90.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15786
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856C1A

secondary

#425EB8

accent

#66EA3E

background

#FBF9F5

surface

#F6F1E9

border

#D0CBC5

text

#110D05

muted

#807E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #856C1A

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

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