#856C20#856C20

#856C20 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.097 H 90.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856C20
RGB	rgb(133, 108, 32)
HSL	hsl(45, 61%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(45, 76%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 18.8%, 75.9%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.73, 1.57, 43.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.73, 43.92, 87.95°)
OKLab	oklab(54.14% 0 0.097)
OKLCH	oklch(54.14% 0.097 90)
XYZ	xyz(15.2970, 15.8169, 3.6135)
Luminance	0.1582 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856C20 #203985

analogous

#853A20 #856C20 #6B8520

triadic

#856C20 #20856C #6C2085

tetradic

#856C20 #20853A #203985 #85206B

square

#856C20 #20853A #203985 #85206B

split-complementary

#856C20 #206B85 #3A2085

monochromatic

#221C08 #544414 #856C20 #B6942C #D4B24C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.04

#856C20 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#856C20 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856C20

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856C20	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856C20	1.00	5.04	4.16	5.04
#FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#796B14

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7224

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#90625D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856c20;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 108, 32);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.097 90.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac9561',
    500: '#856c20',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856c20;
$custom-light: #ac9561;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856c20",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 32
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 45.149,
    "s": 61.212,
    "l": 32.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54143,
    "c": 0.09702,
    "h": 90
  },
  "luminance": 0.15816
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856C20

secondary

#4A65B7

accent

#6BE443

background

#FBF9F5

surface

#F6F1EA

border

#D0CBC6

text

#110D05

muted

#807E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #856C20

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

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