#856E16#856E16

#856E16 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.104 H 93.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856E16
RGB	rgb(133, 110, 22)
HSL	hsl(48, 72%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(48, 83%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 17.3%, 83.5%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.23, -0.00, 48.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.23, 48.12, 90.00°)
OKLab	oklab(54.52% -0.0056 0.1039)
OKLCH	oklch(54.52% 0.104 93.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.3945, 16.1973, 3.0744)
Luminance	0.1620 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856E16 #162D85

analogous

#853716 #856E16 #648516

triadic

#856E16 #16856E #6E1685

tetradic

#856E16 #168537 #162D85 #851664

square

#856E16 #168537 #162D85 #851664

split-complementary

#856E16 #166485 #371685

monochromatic

#1C1705 #50430D #856E16 #BA991F #DEBB37

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.95

#856E16 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.24

#856E16 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856E16

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856E16	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856E16	1.00	4.95	4.24	4.95
#FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B6C00

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#81731C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#91645E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856e16;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 110, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.104 93.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac975c',
    500: '#856e16',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856e16;
$custom-light: #ac975c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856e16",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 47.568,
    "s": 71.613,
    "l": 30.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54517,
    "c": 0.10402,
    "h": 93.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.16196
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856E16

secondary

#3E57B9

accent

#5FEE39

background

#FBF9F5

surface

#F6F2E9

border

#D0CCC5

text

#110D04

muted

#807E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #856E16

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

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