#856D25#856D25

#856D25 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.094 H 90.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856D25
RGB	rgb(133, 109, 37)
HSL	hsl(45, 56%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(45, 72%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 18%, 72.2%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.05, 1.26, 42.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.05, 42.05, 88.28°)
OKLab	oklab(54.41% -0.0002 0.0941)
OKLCH	oklch(54.41% 0.094 90.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.4763, 16.0583, 4.0343)
Luminance	0.1606 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856D25 #253D85

analogous

#853D25 #856D25 #6D8525

triadic

#856D25 #25856D #6D2585

tetradic

#856D25 #25853D #253D85 #85256D

square

#856D25 #25853D #253D85 #85256D

split-complementary

#856D25 #256D85 #3D2585

monochromatic

#251F0A #554618 #856D25 #B59432 #D0B155

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.99

#856D25 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.21

#856D25 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856D25

4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856D25	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856D25	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)

#796C1B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7229

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#90645E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856d25;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 109, 37);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.094 90.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac9664',
    500: '#856d25',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856d25;
$custom-light: #ac9664;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856d25",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 37
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 45,
    "s": 56.471,
    "l": 33.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54406,
    "c": 0.0941,
    "h": 90.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.16057
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856D25

secondary

#526AB4

accent

#6EE048

background

#FAF9F6

surface

#F5F1EB

border

#CFCBC6

text

#110D06

muted

#807E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #856D25

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

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