#858522#858522

#858522 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.219; OKLCH L 59.8% C 0.117 H 109.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#858522
RGB	rgb(133, 133, 34)
HSL	hsl(60, 59%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(60, 74%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 0%, 74.4%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.90, -12.30, 50.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.90, 51.50, 103.82°)
OKLab	oklab(59.83% -0.039 0.1104)
OKLCH	oklch(59.83% 0.117 109.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.3498, 21.8776, 4.7693)
Luminance	0.2188 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#858522 #222285

analogous

#855322 #858522 #538522

triadic

#858522 #228585 #852285

tetradic

#858522 #228553 #222285 #852253

square

#858522 #228553 #222285 #852253

split-complementary

#858522 #225385 #532285

monochromatic

#242409 #545416 #858522 #B6B62E #D2D24F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.91

#858522 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.38

#858522 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #858522

5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##858522	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##858522	1.00	3.91	5.38	5.38
#FFFFFF	3.91	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.38	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.38	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#907F0F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#91822A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F7C72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #858522;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 133, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.8% 0.117 109.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aca865',
    500: '#858522',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #858522;
$custom-light: #aca865;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#858522",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 133,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 60,
    "s": 59.281,
    "l": 32.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59834,
    "c": 0.11709,
    "h": 109.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.21877
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#858522

secondary

#4D4DB6

accent

#45E245

background

#FAFAF6

surface

#F5F4EB

border

#CFCEC6

text

#100F06

muted

#7F7F7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #858522

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

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