#856D16#856D16

#856D16 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.103 H 92.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856D16
RGB	rgb(133, 109, 22)
HSL	hsl(47, 72%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(47, 83%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 18%, 83.5%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.95, 0.57, 47.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.95, 47.88, 89.32°)
OKLab	oklab(54.3% -0.0039 0.1033)
OKLCH	oklch(54.3% 0.103 92.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.2872, 15.9827, 3.0387)
Luminance	0.1598 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856D16 #162E85

analogous

#853516 #856D16 #658516

triadic

#856D16 #16856D #6D1685

tetradic

#856D16 #168535 #162E85 #851665

square

#856D16 #168535 #162E85 #851665

split-complementary

#856D16 #166585 #351685

monochromatic

#1C1705 #50420D #856D16 #BA981F #DEBA37

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.00

#856D16 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.20

#856D16 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856D16

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856D16	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856D16	1.00	5.00	4.20	5.00
#FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A6B01

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#80721C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#91635D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856d16;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 109, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.103 92.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad965c',
    500: '#856d16',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856d16;
$custom-light: #ad965c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856d16",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 47.027,
    "s": 71.613,
    "l": 30.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54296,
    "c": 0.10342,
    "h": 92.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15982
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856D16

secondary

#3E58B9

accent

#61EE39

background

#FBF9F5

surface

#F6F1E9

border

#D0CBC5

text

#110D04

muted

#807E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #856D16

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

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