#858243#858243

#858243 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.214; OKLCH L 59.5% C 0.085 H 106.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#858243
RGB	rgb(133, 130, 67)
HSL	hsl(57, 33%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(57, 50%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 2.3%, 49.6%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.34, -8.23, 34.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.34, 35.22, 103.51°)
OKLab	oklab(59.49% -0.0238 0.0815)
OKLCH	oklch(59.49% 0.085 106.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.6691, 21.3576, 8.4481)
Luminance	0.2136 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#858243 #434685

analogous

#856143 #858243 #678543

triadic

#858243 #438582 #824385

tetradic

#858243 #438561 #434685 #854367

square

#858243 #438561 #434685 #854367

split-complementary

#858243 #436785 #614385

monochromatic

#34321A #5C5A2E #858243 #ACA85A #C0BD82

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.98

#858243 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.27

#858243 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #858243

5.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##858243	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##858243	1.00	3.98	5.27	5.27
#FFFFFF	3.98	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.27	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.27	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8B7E3D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8D8146

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D7B73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7F7F7F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #858243;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 130, 67);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.5% 0.085 106.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aaa679',
    500: '#858243',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #858243;
$custom-light: #aaa679;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#858243",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 130,
    "b": 67
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 57.273,
    "s": 33,
    "l": 39.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59489,
    "c": 0.08486,
    "h": 106.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.21357
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#858243

secondary

#797BAB

accent

#64C95F

background

#FAFAF7

surface

#F4F4ED

border

#CECEC8

text

#100F09

muted

#7F7F7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #858243

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

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