#856D1C#856D1C

#856D1C is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.100 H 91.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856D1C
RGB	rgb(133, 109, 28)
HSL	hsl(46, 65%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(46, 79%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 18%, 78.9%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.99, 0.81, 45.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.99, 45.75, 88.99°)
OKLab	oklab(54.33% -0.0026 0.1001)
OKLCH	oklch(54.33% 0.1 91.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.3520, 16.0086, 3.3798)
Luminance	0.1601 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856D1C #1C3485

analogous

#85391C #856D1C #69851C

triadic

#856D1C #1C856D #6D1C85

tetradic

#856D1C #1C8539 #1C3485 #851C69

square

#856D1C #1C8539 #1C3485 #851C69

split-complementary

#856D1C #1C6985 #391C85

monochromatic

#201A07 #524411 #856D1C #B89627 #D8B644

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.00

#856D1C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.20

#856D1C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856D1C

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856D1C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856D1C	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)

#7A6B0D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807221

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#90635D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856d1c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 109, 28);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.100 91.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac965f',
    500: '#856d1c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856d1c;
$custom-light: #ac965f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856d1c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 28
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 46.286,
    "s": 65.217,
    "l": 31.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54334,
    "c": 0.10013,
    "h": 91.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.16008
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856D1C

secondary

#455FB8

accent

#66E840

background

#FBF9F5

surface

#F6F1EA

border

#D0CBC6

text

#110D05

muted

#807E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #856D1C

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

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