#856E29#856E29

#856E29 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.092 H 90.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856E29
RGB	rgb(133, 110, 41)
HSL	hsl(45, 53%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(45, 69%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 17.3%, 69.2%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.36, 0.92, 40.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.36, 40.53, 88.69°)
OKLab	oklab(54.66% -0.0007 0.0916)
OKLCH	oklch(54.66% 0.092 90.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.6498, 16.2994, 4.4192)
Luminance	0.1630 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856E29 #294085

analogous

#854029 #856E29 #6E8529

triadic

#856E29 #29856E #6E2985

tetradic

#856E29 #298540 #294085 #85296E

square

#856E29 #298540 #294085 #85296E

split-complementary

#856E29 #296E85 #402985

monochromatic

#27210C #56471B #856E29 #B49537 #CDB05C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.93

#856E29 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.26

#856E29 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856E29

4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856E29	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856E29	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)

#7A6D21

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#80732C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#90655F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856e29;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 110, 41);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.092 90.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac9766',
    500: '#856e29',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856e29;
$custom-light: #ac9766;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856e29",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 41
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 45,
    "s": 52.874,
    "l": 34.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54664,
    "c": 0.09162,
    "h": 90.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.16299
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856E29

secondary

#586EB2

accent

#70DC4C

background

#FAF9F6

surface

#F5F2EB

border

#CFCCC6

text

#100D06

muted

#7F7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #856E29

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

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