#856C1F#856C1F

#856C1F is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.098 H 90.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856C1F
RGB	rgb(133, 108, 31)
HSL	hsl(45, 62%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(45, 77%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 18.8%, 76.7%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.73, 1.52, 44.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.73, 44.32, 88.03°)
OKLab	oklab(54.14% -0.0002 0.0977)
OKLCH	oklch(54.14% 0.098 90.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.2836, 15.8116, 3.5430)
Luminance	0.1581 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856C1F #1F3885

analogous

#85391F #856C1F #6B851F

triadic

#856C1F #1F856C #6C1F85

tetradic

#856C1F #1F8539 #1F3885 #851F6B

square

#856C1F #1F8539 #1F3885 #851F6B

split-complementary

#856C1F #1F6B85 #391F85

monochromatic

#221B08 #534413 #856C1F #B7942B #D5B34A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#856C1F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#856C1F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856C1F

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856C1F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856C1F	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)

#796B13

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7223

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#90625D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856c1f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 108, 31);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.098 90.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac9560',
    500: '#856c1f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856c1f;
$custom-light: #ac9560;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856c1f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 31
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 45.294,
    "s": 62.195,
    "l": 32.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54135,
    "c": 0.09768,
    "h": 90.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15811
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856C1F

secondary

#4964B7

accent

#6AE543

background

#FBF9F5

surface

#F6F1EA

border

#D0CBC6

text

#110D05

muted

#807E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #856C1F

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

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