#856C1D#856C1D

#856C1D is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.099 H 90.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856C1D
RGB	rgb(133, 108, 29)
HSL	hsl(46, 64%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(46, 78%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 18.8%, 78.2%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.71, 1.43, 45.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.71, 45.12, 88.19°)
OKLab	oklab(54.12% -0.0007 0.0989)
OKLCH	oklch(54.12% 0.099 90.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.2581, 15.8013, 3.4085)
Luminance	0.1580 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856C1D #1D3685

analogous

#85381D #856C1D #6A851D

triadic

#856C1D #1D856C #6C1D85

tetradic

#856C1D #1D8538 #1D3685 #851D6A

square

#856C1D #1D8538 #1D3685 #851D6A

split-complementary

#856C1D #1D6A85 #381D85

monochromatic

#211A07 #534312 #856C1D #B79528 #D7B446

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#856C1D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#856C1D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856C1D

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856C1D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856C1D	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)

#796B0F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7221

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#90625D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856c1d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 108, 29);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.099 90.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac955f',
    500: '#856c1d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856c1d;
$custom-light: #ac955f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856c1d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 29
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 45.577,
    "s": 64.198,
    "l": 31.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5412,
    "c": 0.09894,
    "h": 90.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.158
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856C1D

secondary

#4661B8

accent

#69E741

background

#FBF9F5

surface

#F6F1EA

border

#D0CBC6

text

#110D05

muted

#807E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #856C1D

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

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