#856F28#856F28

#856F28 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.165; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.093 H 91.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856F28
RGB	rgb(133, 111, 40)
HSL	hsl(46, 54%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(46, 70%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 16.5%, 69.9%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.64, 0.29, 41.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.64, 41.27, 89.60°)
OKLab	oklab(54.87% -0.0027 0.093)
OKLCH	oklch(54.87% 0.093 91.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.7411, 16.5095, 4.3646)
Luminance	0.1651 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856F28 #283E85

analogous

#854128 #856F28 #6D8528

triadic

#856F28 #28856F #6F2885

tetradic

#856F28 #288541 #283E85 #85286D

square

#856F28 #288541 #283E85 #85286D

split-complementary

#856F28 #286D85 #412885

monochromatic

#27200C #56481A #856F28 #B49636 #CDB25A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.88

#856F28 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.30

#856F28 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856F28

4.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856F28	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856F28	1.00	4.88	4.30	4.88
#FFFFFF	4.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B6D1F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#81742B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#906660

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856f28;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 111, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.093 91.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac9866',
    500: '#856f28',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856f28;
$custom-light: #ac9866;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856f28",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 45.806,
    "s": 53.757,
    "l": 33.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54875,
    "c": 0.09308,
    "h": 91.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.16509
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856F28

secondary

#566CB3

accent

#6DDD4B

background

#FAF9F6

surface

#F5F2EB

border

#CFCCC6

text

#100D06

muted

#7F7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #856F28

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

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