#856D19#856D19

#856D19 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.102 H 91.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#856D19
RGBrgb(133, 109, 25)
HSLhsl(47, 68%, 31%)
HSVhsv(47, 81%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 18%, 81.2%, 47.8%)
CIE-LABlab(46.97, 0.68, 46.85)
CIE-LCHlch(46.97, 46.85, 89.16°)
OKLaboklab(54.31% -0.0033 0.1018)
OKLCHoklch(54.31% 0.102 91.9)
XYZxyz(15.3179, 15.9950, 3.2000)
Luminance0.1599 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyyellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#856D19 #193185
analogous
#853719 #856D19 #678519
triadic
#856D19 #19856D #6D1985
tetradic
#856D19 #198537 #193185 #851967
square
#856D19 #198537 #193185 #851967
split-complementary
#856D19 #196785 #371985
monochromatic
#1E1906 #51430F #856D19 #B99723 #DBB83E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.00
#856D19 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.20
#856D19 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856D19
5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##856D19#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##856D191.005.004.205.00
#FFFFFF5.001.0021.001.00
#0000004.2021.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.001.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#7A6B06
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#80721E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#90635D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #856d19;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 109, 25);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.102 91.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac965e',
    500: '#856d19',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #856d19;
$custom-light: #ac965e;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#856d19",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 25
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 46.667,
    "s": 68.354,
    "l": 30.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54314,
    "c": 0.10184,
    "h": 91.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15994
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#856D19
secondary
#415CB9
accent
#63EB3D
background
#FBF9F5
surface
#F6F1E9
border
#D0CBC5
text
#110D05
muted
#807E79

Preview Lab

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#856D19 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva