#856F22#856F22

#856F22 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.165; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.098 H 92.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856F22
RGB	rgb(133, 111, 34)
HSL	hsl(47, 59%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(47, 74%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 16.5%, 74.4%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.59, -0.05, 43.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.59, 43.89, 90.07°)
OKLab	oklab(54.82% -0.0044 0.0974)
OKLCH	oklch(54.82% 0.098 92.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.6469, 16.4718, 3.8683)
Luminance	0.1647 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856F22 #223885

analogous

#853E22 #856F22 #698522

triadic

#856F22 #22856F #6F2285

tetradic

#856F22 #22853E #223885 #852269

square

#856F22 #22853E #223885 #852269

split-complementary

#856F22 #226985 #3E2285

monochromatic

#241E09 #544616 #856F22 #B6982E #D2B54F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.89

#856F22 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.29

#856F22 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856F22

4.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856F22	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856F22	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)

#7B6D16

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817426

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#906660

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856f22;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 111, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.098 92.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac9862',
    500: '#856f22',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856f22;
$custom-light: #ac9862;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856f22",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 46.667,
    "s": 59.281,
    "l": 32.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54822,
    "c": 0.09753,
    "h": 92.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.16471
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856F22

secondary

#4D64B6

accent

#68E245

background

#FBF9F6

surface

#F6F2EB

border

#D0CCC6

text

#110D05

muted

#807E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #856F22

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

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