#856D21#856D21

#856D21 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.097 H 90.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856D21
RGB	rgb(133, 109, 33)
HSL	hsl(46, 60%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(46, 75%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 18%, 75.2%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.02, 1.04, 43.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.02, 43.76, 88.63°)
OKLab	oklab(54.37% -0.0014 0.0969)
OKLCH	oklch(54.37% 0.097 90.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.4169, 16.0346, 3.7215)
Luminance	0.1603 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856D21 #213985

analogous

#853B21 #856D21 #6B8521

triadic

#856D21 #21856D #6D2185

tetradic

#856D21 #21853B #213985 #85216B

square

#856D21 #21853B #213985 #85216B

split-complementary

#856D21 #216B85 #3B2185

monochromatic

#231D09 #544515 #856D21 #B6952D #D3B34D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.99

#856D21 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.21

#856D21 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856D21

4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856D21	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856D21	1.00	4.99	4.21	4.99
#FFFFFF	4.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A6C15

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807225

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#90645E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856d21;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 109, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.097 90.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac9662',
    500: '#856d21',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856d21;
$custom-light: #ac9662;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856d21",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 45.6,
    "s": 60.241,
    "l": 32.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54371,
    "c": 0.09694,
    "h": 90.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16034
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856D21

secondary

#4C65B6

accent

#6BE344

background

#FBF9F6

surface

#F6F1EB

border

#D0CBC6

text

#110D05

muted

#807E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #856D21

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

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