#856E21#856E21

#856E21 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.098 H 91.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856E21
RGB	rgb(133, 110, 33)
HSL	hsl(46, 60%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(46, 75%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 17.3%, 75.2%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.30, 0.47, 44.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.30, 44.03, 89.39°)
OKLab	oklab(54.59% -0.003 0.0975)
OKLCH	oklch(54.59% 0.098 91.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.5242, 16.2491, 3.7573)
Luminance	0.1625 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856E21 #213885

analogous

#853C21 #856E21 #6A8521

triadic

#856E21 #21856E #6E2185

tetradic

#856E21 #21853C #213885 #85216A

square

#856E21 #21853C #213885 #85216A

split-complementary

#856E21 #216A85 #3C2185

monochromatic

#231D09 #544515 #856E21 #B6972D #D3B44D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.94

#856E21 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.25

#856E21 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856E21

4.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856E21	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856E21	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)

#7B6C15

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807325

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#90655F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856e21;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 110, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.098 91.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac9762',
    500: '#856e21',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856e21;
$custom-light: #ac9762;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856e21",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 46.2,
    "s": 60.241,
    "l": 32.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54592,
    "c": 0.09757,
    "h": 91.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16248
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856E21

secondary

#4C64B6

accent

#69E344

background

#FBF9F6

surface

#F6F2EB

border

#D0CCC6

text

#110D05

muted

#807E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #856E21

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

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