#856D1D#856D1D

#856D1D is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.100 H 91.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856D1D
RGB	rgb(133, 109, 29)
HSL	hsl(46, 64%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(46, 78%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 18%, 78.2%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.99, 0.85, 45.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.99, 45.37, 88.92°)
OKLab	oklab(54.34% -0.0024 0.0995)
OKLCH	oklch(54.34% 0.1 91.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.3642, 16.0135, 3.4438)
Luminance	0.1601 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856D1D #1D3585

analogous

#85391D #856D1D #69851D

triadic

#856D1D #1D856D #6D1D85

tetradic

#856D1D #1D8539 #1D3585 #851D69

square

#856D1D #1D8539 #1D3585 #851D69

split-complementary

#856D1D #1D6985 #391D85

monochromatic

#211B07 #534412 #856D1D #B79628 #D7B546

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.00

#856D1D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.20

#856D1D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856D1D

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856D1D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856D1D	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)

#7A6B0F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807222

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#90635D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856d1d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 109, 29);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.100 91.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac965f',
    500: '#856d1d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856d1d;
$custom-light: #ac965f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856d1d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 29
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 46.154,
    "s": 64.198,
    "l": 31.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54341,
    "c": 0.09953,
    "h": 91.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.16013
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856D1D

secondary

#4660B8

accent

#67E741

background

#FBF9F5

surface

#F6F1EA

border

#D0CBC6

text

#110D05

muted

#807E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #856D1D

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

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