#856F25#856F25

#856F25 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.165; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.095 H 92.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856F25
RGB	rgb(133, 111, 37)
HSL	hsl(46, 56%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(46, 72%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 16.5%, 72.2%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.61, 0.11, 42.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.61, 42.60, 89.85°)
OKLab	oklab(54.85% -0.0035 0.0953)
OKLCH	oklch(54.85% 0.095 92.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.6921, 16.4899, 4.1062)
Luminance	0.1649 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856F25 #253B85

analogous

#853F25 #856F25 #6B8525

triadic

#856F25 #25856F #6F2585

tetradic

#856F25 #25853F #253B85 #85256B

square

#856F25 #25853F #253B85 #85256B

split-complementary

#856F25 #256B85 #3F2585

monochromatic

#251F0A #554718 #856F25 #B59732 #D0B355

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.89

#856F25 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.30

#856F25 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856F25

4.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856F25	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856F25	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)

#7B6D1B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817429

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#906660

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856f25;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 111, 37);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.095 92.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac9864',
    500: '#856f25',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856f25;
$custom-light: #ac9864;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856f25",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 37
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 46.25,
    "s": 56.471,
    "l": 33.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54847,
    "c": 0.09538,
    "h": 92.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.16489
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856F25

secondary

#5268B4

accent

#6BE048

background

#FAF9F6

surface

#F5F2EB

border

#CFCCC6

text

#110D06

muted

#807E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #856F25

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

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