#856F21#856F21

#856F21 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.165; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.098 H 92.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856F21
RGB	rgb(133, 111, 33)
HSL	hsl(47, 60%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(47, 75%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 16.5%, 75.2%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.58, -0.10, 44.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.58, 44.30, 90.13°)
OKLab	oklab(54.81% -0.0047 0.0981)
OKLCH	oklch(54.81% 0.098 92.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.6327, 16.4661, 3.7934)
Luminance	0.1646 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856F21 #213785

analogous

#853D21 #856F21 #698521

triadic

#856F21 #21856F #6F2185

tetradic

#856F21 #21853D #213785 #852169

square

#856F21 #21853D #213785 #852169

split-complementary

#856F21 #216985 #3D2185

monochromatic

#231D09 #544615 #856F21 #B6982D #D3B64D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.89

#856F21 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.29

#856F21 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856F21

4.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856F21	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856F21	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)

#7C6D15

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817425

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#90665F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856f21;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 111, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.098 92.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac9862',
    500: '#856f21',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856f21;
$custom-light: #ac9862;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856f21",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 46.8,
    "s": 60.241,
    "l": 32.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54813,
    "c": 0.09821,
    "h": 92.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.16465
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856F21

secondary

#4C63B6

accent

#67E344

background

#FBF9F6

surface

#F6F2EB

border

#D0CCC6

text

#110D05

muted

#807E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #856F21

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

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