#856F2D#856F2D

#856F2D is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.165; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.089 H 90.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856F2D
RGB	rgb(133, 111, 45)
HSL	hsl(45, 49%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(45, 66%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 16.5%, 66.2%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.68, 0.61, 38.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.68, 38.95, 89.10°)
OKLab	oklab(54.93% -0.0011 0.089)
OKLCH	oklch(54.93% 0.089 90.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.8317, 16.5458, 4.8419)
Luminance	0.1655 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856F2D #2D4385

analogous

#85432D #856F2D #6F852D

triadic

#856F2D #2D856F #6F2D85

tetradic

#856F2D #2D8543 #2D4385 #852D6F

square

#856F2D #2D8543 #2D4385 #852D6F

split-complementary

#856F2D #2D6F85 #432D85

monochromatic

#2A230E #57491E #856F2D #B3953C #CAB062

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.87

#856F2D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.31

#856F2D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856F2D

4.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856F2D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856F2D	1.00	4.87	4.31	4.87
#FFFFFF	4.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B6E26

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807430

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#906661

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856f2d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 111, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.089 90.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab9869',
    500: '#856f2d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856f2d;
$custom-light: #ab9869;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856f2d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 45,
    "s": 49.438,
    "l": 34.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54927,
    "c": 0.08896,
    "h": 90.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.16545
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856F2D

secondary

#5D72B0

accent

#71D94F

background

#FAF9F6

surface

#F4F2EB

border

#CECCC6

text

#100D06

muted

#7F7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #856F2D

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

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