#856F24#856F24

#856F24 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.165; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.096 H 92.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856F24
RGB	rgb(133, 111, 36)
HSL	hsl(46, 57%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(46, 73%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 16.5%, 72.9%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.60, 0.05, 43.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.60, 43.04, 89.93°)
OKLab	oklab(54.84% -0.0038 0.096)
OKLCH	oklch(54.84% 0.096 92.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.6766, 16.4837, 4.0247)
Luminance	0.1648 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856F24 #243A85

analogous

#853F24 #856F24 #6A8524

triadic

#856F24 #24856F #6F2485

tetradic

#856F24 #24853F #243A85 #85246A

square

#856F24 #24853F #243A85 #85246A

split-complementary

#856F24 #246A85 #3F2485

monochromatic

#251F0A #554717 #856F24 #B59731 #D0B453

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.89

#856F24 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.30

#856F24 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856F24

4.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856F24	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856F24	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)

#7B6D19

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817428

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#906660

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856f24;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 111, 36);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.096 92.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac9864',
    500: '#856f24',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856f24;
$custom-light: #ac9864;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856f24",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 36
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 46.392,
    "s": 57.396,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54839,
    "c": 0.09611,
    "h": 92.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.16483
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856F24

secondary

#5067B4

accent

#6AE147

background

#FAF9F6

surface

#F5F2EB

border

#CFCCC6

text

#110D06

muted

#807E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #856F24

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

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