#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
RGBrgb(133, 109, 22)
HSLhsl(47, 72%, 30%)
HSVhsv(47, 83%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 18%, 83.5%, 47.8%)
CIE-LABlab(46.95, 0.57, 47.87)
CIE-LCHlch(46.95, 47.88, 89.32°)
OKLaboklab(54.3% -0.0039 0.1033)
OKLCHoklch(54.3% 0.103 92.2)
XYZxyz(15.2872, 15.9827, 3.0387)
Luminance0.1598 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyyellow

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
##856D161.005.004.205.00
#FFFFFF5.001.0021.001.00
#0000004.2021.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.001.0021.001.00

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

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#856D16 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva