#856E25#856E25

#856E25 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.095 H 91.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856E25
RGB	rgb(133, 110, 37)
HSL	hsl(46, 56%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(46, 72%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 17.3%, 72.2%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.33, 0.68, 42.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.33, 42.32, 89.07°)
OKLab	oklab(54.63% -0.0019 0.0947)
OKLCH	oklch(54.63% 0.095 91.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.5836, 16.2729, 4.0701)
Luminance	0.1627 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856E25 #253C85

analogous

#853E25 #856E25 #6C8525

triadic

#856E25 #25856E #6E2585

tetradic

#856E25 #25853E #253C85 #85256C

square

#856E25 #25853E #253C85 #85256C

split-complementary

#856E25 #256C85 #3E2585

monochromatic

#251F0A #554618 #856E25 #B59632 #D0B255

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.94

#856E25 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.25

#856E25 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856E25

4.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856E25	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856E25	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)

#7A6C1B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807329

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#90655F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856e25;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 110, 37);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.095 91.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac9764',
    500: '#856e25',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856e25;
$custom-light: #ac9764;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856e25",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 37
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 45.625,
    "s": 56.471,
    "l": 33.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54626,
    "c": 0.09472,
    "h": 91.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.16272
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856E25

secondary

#5269B4

accent

#6CE048

background

#FAF9F6

surface

#F5F2EB

border

#CFCCC6

text

#110D06

muted

#807E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #856E25

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

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