#856D18#856D18

#856D18 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.102 H 92.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856D18
RGB	rgb(133, 109, 24)
HSL	hsl(47, 69%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(47, 82%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 18%, 82%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.96, 0.65, 47.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.96, 47.20, 89.22°)
OKLab	oklab(54.31% -0.0035 0.1023)
OKLCH	oklch(54.31% 0.102 92)
XYZ	xyz(15.3073, 15.9907, 3.1442)
Luminance	0.1599 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856D18 #183085

analogous

#853618 #856D18 #668518

triadic

#856D18 #18856D #6D1885

tetradic

#856D18 #188536 #183085 #851866

square

#856D18 #188536 #183085 #851866

split-complementary

#856D18 #186685 #361885

monochromatic

#1D1805 #51430F #856D18 #B99721 #DCB83C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.00

#856D18 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.20

#856D18 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856D18

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856D18	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856D18	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)

#7A6B04

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#80721E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#91635D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856d18;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 109, 24);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.102 92.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac965d',
    500: '#856d18',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856d18;
$custom-light: #ac965d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856d18",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 24
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 46.789,
    "s": 69.427,
    "l": 30.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54308,
    "c": 0.10239,
    "h": 92
  },
  "luminance": 0.1599
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856D18

secondary

#405BB9

accent

#62EC3C

background

#FBF9F5

surface

#F6F1E9

border

#D0CBC5

text

#110D05

muted

#807E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #856D18

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

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