#856F2C#856F2C

#856F2C is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.165; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.090 H 90.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856F2C
RGB	rgb(133, 111, 44)
HSL	hsl(45, 50%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(45, 67%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 16.5%, 66.9%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.67, 0.54, 39.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.67, 39.42, 89.21°)
OKLab	oklab(54.92% -0.0014 0.0898)
OKLCH	oklch(54.92% 0.09 90.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.8127, 16.5382, 4.7417)
Luminance	0.1654 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856F2C #2C4285

analogous

#85432C #856F2C #6E852C

triadic

#856F2C #2C856F #6F2C85

tetradic

#856F2C #2C8543 #2C4285 #852C6E

square

#856F2C #2C8543 #2C4285 #852C6E

split-complementary

#856F2C #2C6E85 #432C85

monochromatic

#29220E #57491D #856F2C #B3953B #CBB061

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.88

#856F2C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.31

#856F2C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856F2C

4.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856F2C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856F2C	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)

#7B6D24

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#80742F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#906661

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856f2c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 111, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.090 90.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab9868',
    500: '#856f2c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856f2c;
$custom-light: #ab9868;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856f2c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 45.169,
    "s": 50.282,
    "l": 34.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54916,
    "c": 0.08981,
    "h": 90.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.16537
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856F2C

secondary

#5C71B1

accent

#71DA4E

background

#FAF9F6

surface

#F4F2EB

border

#CECCC6

text

#100D06

muted

#7F7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #856F2C

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

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