#856F2A#856F2A

#856F2A is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.165; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.091 H 91.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856F2A
RGB	rgb(133, 111, 42)
HSL	hsl(45, 52%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(45, 68%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 16.5%, 68.4%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.65, 0.41, 40.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.65, 40.36, 89.41°)
OKLab	oklab(54.9% -0.002 0.0915)
OKLCH	oklch(54.9% 0.091 91.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.7760, 16.5235, 4.5484)
Luminance	0.1652 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856F2A #2A4085

analogous

#85422A #856F2A #6E852A

triadic

#856F2A #2A856F #6F2A85

tetradic

#856F2A #2A8542 #2A4085 #852A6E

square

#856F2A #2A8542 #2A4085 #852A6E

split-complementary

#856F2A #2A6E85 #422A85

monochromatic

#28210D #56481B #856F2A #B49639 #CCB15D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.88

#856F2A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.30

#856F2A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856F2A

4.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856F2A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856F2A	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)

#7B6D22

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#80742D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#906660

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856f2a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 111, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.091 91.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab9867',
    500: '#856f2a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856f2a;
$custom-light: #ab9867;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856f2a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 45.495,
    "s": 52,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54895,
    "c": 0.09147,
    "h": 91.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.16523
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856F2A

secondary

#596FB2

accent

#6FDB4C

background

#FAF9F6

surface

#F5F2EB

border

#CFCCC6

text

#100D06

muted

#7F7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #856F2A

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

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