#856F16#856F16

#856F16 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.105 H 93.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856F16
RGB	rgb(133, 111, 22)
HSL	hsl(48, 72%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(48, 83%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 16.5%, 83.5%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.51, -0.58, 48.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.51, 48.37, 90.68°)
OKLab	oklab(54.74% -0.0072 0.1044)
OKLCH	oklch(54.74% 0.105 93.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.5030, 16.4143, 3.1106)
Luminance	0.1641 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856F16 #162C85

analogous

#853716 #856F16 #638516

triadic

#856F16 #16856F #6F1685

tetradic

#856F16 #168537 #162C85 #851663

square

#856F16 #168537 #162C85 #851663

split-complementary

#856F16 #166385 #371685

monochromatic

#1C1705 #50430D #856F16 #BA9B1F #DEBD37

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.90

#856F16 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.28

#856F16 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856F16

4.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856F16	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856F16	1.00	4.90	4.28	4.90
#FFFFFF	4.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C6D00

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#81731C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#90655F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856f16;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 111, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.105 93.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac985c',
    500: '#856f16',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856f16;
$custom-light: #ac985c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856f16",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 48.108,
    "s": 71.613,
    "l": 30.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54739,
    "c": 0.10465,
    "h": 93.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.16413
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856F16

secondary

#3E56B9

accent

#5DEE39

background

#FBF9F5

surface

#F6F2E9

border

#D0CCC5

text

#110D04

muted

#807E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #856F16

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

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