#856D24#856D24

#856D24 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.095 H 90.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856D24
RGB	rgb(133, 109, 36)
HSL	hsl(45, 57%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(45, 73%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 18%, 72.9%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.04, 1.20, 42.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.04, 42.49, 88.38°)
OKLab	oklab(54.4% -0.0005 0.0948)
OKLCH	oklch(54.4% 0.095 90.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.4608, 16.0521, 3.9528)
Luminance	0.1605 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856D24 #243C85

analogous

#853D24 #856D24 #6C8524

triadic

#856D24 #24856D #6D2485

tetradic

#856D24 #24853D #243C85 #85246C

square

#856D24 #24853D #243C85 #85246C

split-complementary

#856D24 #246C85 #3D2485

monochromatic

#251E0A #554617 #856D24 #B59431 #D0B153

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.99

#856D24 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.21

#856D24 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856D24

4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856D24	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856D24	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)

#7A6C1A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7228

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#90645E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856d24;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 109, 36);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.095 90.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac9663',
    500: '#856d24',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856d24;
$custom-light: #ac9663;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856d24",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 36
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 45.155,
    "s": 57.396,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54397,
    "c": 0.09483,
    "h": 90.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.16051
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856D24

secondary

#5069B4

accent

#6DE147

background

#FAF9F6

surface

#F5F1EB

border

#CFCBC6

text

#110D05

muted

#807E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #856D24

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

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