#856E18#856E18

#856E18 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.103 H 92.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856E18
RGB	rgb(133, 110, 24)
HSL	hsl(47, 69%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(47, 82%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 17.3%, 82%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.24, 0.07, 47.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.24, 47.45, 89.91°)
OKLab	oklab(54.53% -0.0052 0.1029)
OKLCH	oklch(54.53% 0.103 92.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.4146, 16.2053, 3.1800)
Luminance	0.1620 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856E18 #182F85

analogous

#853718 #856E18 #658518

triadic

#856E18 #18856E #6E1885

tetradic

#856E18 #188537 #182F85 #851865

square

#856E18 #188537 #182F85 #851865

split-complementary

#856E18 #186585 #371885

monochromatic

#1D1805 #51430F #856E18 #B99921 #DCBA3C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.95

#856E18 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.24

#856E18 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856E18

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856E18	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856E18	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)

#7B6C04

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#81731E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#90645E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856e18;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 110, 24);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.103 92.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac975d',
    500: '#856e18',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856e18;
$custom-light: #ac975d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856e18",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 24
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 47.339,
    "s": 69.427,
    "l": 30.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54529,
    "c": 0.103,
    "h": 92.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.16204
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856E18

secondary

#4059B9

accent

#61EC3C

background

#FBF9F5

surface

#F6F2E9

border

#D0CCC5

text

#110D05

muted

#807E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #856E18

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

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