#856E20#856E20

#856E20 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.098 H 91.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856E20
RGB	rgb(133, 110, 32)
HSL	hsl(46, 61%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(46, 76%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 17.3%, 75.9%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.29, 0.42, 44.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.29, 44.44, 89.46°)
OKLab	oklab(54.58% -0.0033 0.0982)
OKLCH	oklch(54.58% 0.098 91.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.5104, 16.2436, 3.6846)
Luminance	0.1624 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856E20 #203785

analogous

#853C20 #856E20 #698520

triadic

#856E20 #20856E #6E2085

tetradic

#856E20 #20853C #203785 #852069

square

#856E20 #20853C #203785 #852069

split-complementary

#856E20 #206985 #3C2085

monochromatic

#221C08 #544514 #856E20 #B6972C #D4B54C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.94

#856E20 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.25

#856E20 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856E20

4.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856E20	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856E20	1.00	4.94	4.25	4.94
#FFFFFF	4.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B6C14

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807324

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#90655F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856e20;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 110, 32);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.098 91.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac9761',
    500: '#856e20',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856e20;
$custom-light: #ac9761;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856e20",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 32
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 46.337,
    "s": 61.212,
    "l": 32.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54584,
    "c": 0.09823,
    "h": 91.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.16243
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856E20

secondary

#4A63B7

accent

#68E443

background

#FBF9F5

surface

#F6F2EA

border

#D0CCC6

text

#110D05

muted

#807E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #856E20

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

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