#857517#857517

#857517 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.108 H 98.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#857517
RGB	rgb(133, 117, 23)
HSL	hsl(51, 71%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(51, 83%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 12%, 82.7%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.22, -3.95, 49.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.22, 49.70, 94.56°)
OKLab	oklab(56.09% -0.0166 0.1072)
OKLCH	oklch(56.09% 0.108 98.8)
XYZ	xyz(16.1897, 17.7718, 3.3880)
Luminance	0.1777 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#857517 #172785

analogous

#853E17 #857517 #5E8517

triadic

#857517 #178575 #751785

tetradic

#857517 #17853E #172785 #85175E

square

#857517 #17853E #172785 #85175E

split-complementary

#857517 #175E85 #3E1785

monochromatic

#1D1905 #51470E #857517 #B9A320 #DDC53A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.61

#857517 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.55

#857517 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #857517

4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##857517	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##857517	1.00	4.61	4.55	4.61
#FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#817200

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#86771E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#906B64

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #857517;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 117, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.108 98.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac9c5e',
    500: '#857517',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #857517;
$custom-light: #ac9c5e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#857517",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 117,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 51.273,
    "s": 70.513,
    "l": 30.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5609,
    "c": 0.10844,
    "h": 98.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.17771
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#857517

secondary

#3F51B9

accent

#55ED3B

background

#FBF9F5

surface

#F6F2E9

border

#D0CCC5

text

#110E05

muted

#807E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #857517

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

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