#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
RGB	rgb(133, 109, 25)
HSL	hsl(47, 68%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(47, 81%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 18%, 81.2%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.97, 0.68, 46.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.97, 46.85, 89.16°)
OKLab	oklab(54.31% -0.0033 0.1018)
OKLCH	oklch(54.31% 0.102 91.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.3179, 15.9950, 3.2000)
Luminance	0.1599 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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
##856D19	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)

#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

Preview with #856D19

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

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