#856D1F#856D1F
#856D1F is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.098 H 91.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #856D1F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(133, 109, 31) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 62%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 77%, 52%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 18%, 76.7%, 47.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.01, 0.95, 44.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.01, 44.58, 88.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.36% -0.0019 0.0983) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.36% 0.098 91.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.3897, 16.0237, 3.5783) |
| Luminance | 0.1602 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Brown
#886806
ΔE00 3.32
Hazel
#8E7618
ΔE00 4.00
Poo
#8F7303
ΔE00 4.17
Ugly Brown
#7D7103
ΔE00 5.18
Puke Brown
#947706
ΔE00 5.51
Shit
#7F5F00
ΔE00 5.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#856D1F #1F3785
analogous
#853A1F #856D1F #6A851F
triadic
#856D1F #1F856D #6D1F85
tetradic
#856D1F #1F853A #1F3785 #851F6A
square
#856D1F #1F853A #1F3785 #851F6A
split-complementary
#856D1F #1F6A85 #3A1F85
monochromatic
#221C08 #534413 #856D1F #B7962B #D5B44A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.99
#856D1F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.20
#856D1F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #856D1F
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##856D1F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##856D1F | 1.00 | 4.99 | 4.20 | 4.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7A6B12
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#807223
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#90635E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #856d1f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 109, 31); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.098 91.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ac9661',
500: '#856d1f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #856d1f; $custom-light: #ac9661; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#856d1f",
"rgb": {
"r": 133,
"g": 109,
"b": 31
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.882,
"s": 62.195,
"l": 32.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54355,
"c": 0.09827,
"h": 91.1
},
"luminance": 0.16023
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#856D1F
secondary
#4963B7
accent
#69E543
background
#FBF9F5
surface
#F6F1EA
border
#D0CBC6
text
#110D05
muted
#807E79