#856E23#856E23

#856E23 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.096 H 91.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856E23
RGB	rgb(133, 110, 35)
HSL	hsl(46, 58%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(46, 74%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 17.3%, 73.7%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.31, 0.57, 43.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.31, 43.19, 89.24°)
OKLab	oklab(54.61% -0.0025 0.0961)
OKLCH	oklch(54.61% 0.096 91.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.5530, 16.2607, 3.9092)
Luminance	0.1626 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856E23 #233A85

analogous

#853D23 #856E23 #6B8523

triadic

#856E23 #23856E #6E2385

tetradic

#856E23 #23853D #233A85 #85236B

square

#856E23 #23853D #233A85 #85236B

split-complementary

#856E23 #236B85 #3D2385

monochromatic

#241E09 #554616 #856E23 #B59630 #D1B351

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.94

#856E23 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.25

#856E23 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856E23

4.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856E23	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856E23	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)

#7B6C18

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807327

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#90655F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856e23;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 110, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.096 91.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac9763',
    500: '#856e23',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856e23;
$custom-light: #ac9763;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856e23",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 45.918,
    "s": 58.333,
    "l": 32.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54609,
    "c": 0.09617,
    "h": 91.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1626
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856E23

secondary

#4F67B5

accent

#6BE246

background

#FBF9F6

surface

#F6F2EB

border

#D0CCC6

text

#110D05

muted

#807E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #856E23

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

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