#858237#858237

#858237 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.212; OKLCH L 59.3% C 0.097 H 106.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#858237
RGB	rgb(133, 130, 55)
HSL	hsl(58, 41%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(58, 59%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 2.3%, 58.6%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.20, -9.31, 40.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.20, 41.24, 103.05°)
OKLab	oklab(59.33% -0.0282 0.093)
OKLCH	oklch(59.33% 0.097 106.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.3456, 21.2282, 6.7448)
Luminance	0.2123 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#858237 #373A85

analogous

#855B37 #858237 #618537

triadic

#858237 #378582 #823785

tetradic

#858237 #37855B #373A85 #853761

square

#858237 #37855B #373A85 #853761

split-complementary

#858237 #376185 #5B3785

monochromatic

#2E2D13 #5A5825 #858237 #B0AC49 #C5C172

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.00

#858237 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.25

#858237 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #858237

5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##858237	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##858237	1.00	4.00	5.25	5.25
#FFFFFF	4.00	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.25	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.25	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8C7D2F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8E803B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E7A72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7F7F7F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #858237;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 130, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.3% 0.097 106.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aba671',
    500: '#858237',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #858237;
$custom-light: #aba671;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#858237",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 130,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 57.692,
    "s": 41.489,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59332,
    "c": 0.09721,
    "h": 106.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.21228
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#858237

secondary

#6A6DAD

accent

#5BD156

background

#FAFAF6

surface

#F4F4EC

border

#CECEC7

text

#100F08

muted

#7F7F7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #858237

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

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