#856E27#856E27

#856E27 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.093 H 90.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856E27
RGB	rgb(133, 110, 39)
HSL	hsl(45, 55%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(45, 71%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 17.3%, 70.7%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.35, 0.80, 41.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.35, 41.44, 88.89°)
OKLab	oklab(54.65% -0.0013 0.0932)
OKLCH	oklch(54.65% 0.093 90.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.6158, 16.2858, 4.2400)
Luminance	0.1628 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856E27 #273E85

analogous

#853F27 #856E27 #6D8527

triadic

#856E27 #27856E #6E2785

tetradic

#856E27 #27853F #273E85 #85276D

square

#856E27 #27853F #273E85 #85276D

split-complementary

#856E27 #276D85 #3F2785

monochromatic

#26200B #564719 #856E27 #B49535 #CEB158

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.93

#856E27 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.26

#856E27 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856E27

4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856E27	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856E27	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)

#7A6D1E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#80732A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#90655F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856e27;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 110, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.093 90.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac9765',
    500: '#856e27',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856e27;
$custom-light: #ac9765;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856e27",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 45.319,
    "s": 54.651,
    "l": 33.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54645,
    "c": 0.09321,
    "h": 90.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16285
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856E27

secondary

#556CB3

accent

#6EDE4A

background

#FAF9F6

surface

#F5F2EB

border

#CFCCC6

text

#110D06

muted

#807E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #856E27

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

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