#856F2B#856F2B

#856F2B is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.165; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.091 H 91.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856F2B
RGB	rgb(133, 111, 43)
HSL	hsl(45, 51%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(45, 68%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 16.5%, 67.7%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.66, 0.48, 39.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.66, 39.89, 89.31°)
OKLab	oklab(54.91% -0.0017 0.0906)
OKLCH	oklch(54.91% 0.091 91.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.7941, 16.5307, 4.6439)
Luminance	0.1653 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856F2B #2B4185

analogous

#85422B #856F2B #6E852B

triadic

#856F2B #2B856F #6F2B85

tetradic

#856F2B #2B8542 #2B4185 #852B6E

square

#856F2B #2B8542 #2B4185 #852B6E

split-complementary

#856F2B #2B6E85 #422B85

monochromatic

#29220D #57481C #856F2B #B3963A #CBB15F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.88

#856F2B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.31

#856F2B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856F2B

4.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856F2B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856F2B	1.00	4.88	4.31	4.88
#FFFFFF	4.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B6D23

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#80742E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#906661

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856f2b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 111, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.091 91.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab9868',
    500: '#856f2b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856f2b;
$custom-light: #ab9868;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856f2b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 45.333,
    "s": 51.136,
    "l": 34.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54906,
    "c": 0.09065,
    "h": 91.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1653
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856F2B

secondary

#5B70B1

accent

#70DB4D

background

#FAF9F6

surface

#F4F2EB

border

#CECCC6

text

#100D06

muted

#7F7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #856F2B

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

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