#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
RGBrgb(133, 110, 24)
HSLhsl(47, 69%, 31%)
HSVhsv(47, 82%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 17.3%, 82%, 47.8%)
CIE-LABlab(47.24, 0.07, 47.45)
CIE-LCHlch(47.24, 47.45, 89.91°)
OKLaboklab(54.53% -0.0052 0.1029)
OKLCHoklch(54.53% 0.103 92.9)
XYZxyz(15.4146, 16.2053, 3.1800)
Luminance0.1620 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyyellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

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
##856E181.004.954.244.95
#FFFFFF4.951.0021.001.00
#0000004.2421.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF4.951.0021.001.00

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

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#856E18 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva