#856F23#856F23

#856F23 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.165; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.097 H 92.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856F23
RGB	rgb(133, 111, 35)
HSL	hsl(47, 58%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(47, 74%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 16.5%, 73.7%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.60, -0.00, 43.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.60, 43.46, 90.00°)
OKLab	oklab(54.83% -0.0041 0.0967)
OKLCH	oklch(54.83% 0.097 92.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.6615, 16.4777, 3.9454)
Luminance	0.1648 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856F23 #233985

analogous

#853E23 #856F23 #6A8523

triadic

#856F23 #23856F #6F2385

tetradic

#856F23 #23853E #233985 #85236A

square

#856F23 #23853E #233985 #85236A

split-complementary

#856F23 #236A85 #3E2385

monochromatic

#241E09 #554716 #856F23 #B59730 #D1B451

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.89

#856F23 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.30

#856F23 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856F23

4.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856F23	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856F23	1.00	4.89	4.30	4.89
#FFFFFF	4.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B6D18

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817427

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#906660

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856f23;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 111, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.097 92.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac9863',
    500: '#856f23',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856f23;
$custom-light: #ac9863;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856f23",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 46.531,
    "s": 58.333,
    "l": 32.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5483,
    "c": 0.09683,
    "h": 92.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.16477
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856F23

secondary

#4F66B5

accent

#69E246

background

#FAF9F6

surface

#F5F2EB

border

#CFCCC6

text

#110D05

muted

#807E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #856F23

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

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