#856F20#856F20

#856F20 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.165; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.099 H 92.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856F20
RGB	rgb(133, 111, 32)
HSL	hsl(47, 61%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(47, 76%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 16.5%, 75.9%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.57, -0.15, 44.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.57, 44.71, 90.20°)
OKLab	oklab(54.81% -0.0049 0.0988)
OKLCH	oklch(54.81% 0.099 92.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.6189, 16.4606, 3.7208)
Luminance	0.1646 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856F20 #203685

analogous

#853D20 #856F20 #688520

triadic

#856F20 #20856F #6F2085

tetradic

#856F20 #20853D #203685 #852068

square

#856F20 #20853D #203685 #852068

split-complementary

#856F20 #206885 #3D2085

monochromatic

#221D08 #544614 #856F20 #B6982C #D4B64C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.89

#856F20 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.29

#856F20 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856F20

4.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856F20	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856F20	1.00	4.89	4.29	4.89
#FFFFFF	4.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C6D13

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817424

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#90665F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856f20;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 111, 32);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.099 92.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac9861',
    500: '#856f20',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856f20;
$custom-light: #ac9861;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856f20",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 32
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 46.931,
    "s": 61.212,
    "l": 32.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54806,
    "c": 0.09888,
    "h": 92.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1646
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856F20

secondary

#4A62B7

accent

#67E443

background

#FBF9F5

surface

#F6F2EA

border

#D0CCC6

text

#110D05

muted

#807E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #856F20

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

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