#856E26#856E26

#856E26 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.094 H 91.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856E26
RGB	rgb(133, 110, 38)
HSL	hsl(45, 56%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(45, 71%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 17.3%, 71.4%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.34, 0.74, 41.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.34, 41.88, 88.98°)
OKLab	oklab(54.64% -0.0016 0.094)
OKLCH	oklch(54.64% 0.094 91)
XYZ	xyz(15.5995, 16.2793, 4.1539)
Luminance	0.1628 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856E26 #263D85

analogous

#853E26 #856E26 #6C8526

triadic

#856E26 #26856E #6E2685

tetradic

#856E26 #26853E #263D85 #85266C

square

#856E26 #26853E #263D85 #85266C

split-complementary

#856E26 #266C85 #3E2685

monochromatic

#261F0B #554718 #856E26 #B59534 #CFB257

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.93

#856E26 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.26

#856E26 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856E26

4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856E26	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856E26	1.00	4.93	4.26	4.93
#FFFFFF	4.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A6C1D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#80732A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#90655F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856e26;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 110, 38);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.094 91.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac9765',
    500: '#856e26',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856e26;
$custom-light: #ac9765;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856e26",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 38
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 45.474,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 33.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54635,
    "c": 0.09397,
    "h": 91
  },
  "luminance": 0.16278
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856E26

secondary

#536BB3

accent

#6DDF49

background

#FAF9F6

surface

#F5F2EB

border

#CFCCC6

text

#110D06

muted

#807E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #856E26

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

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