#858B16#858B16

#858B16 is a mid, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.235; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.130 H 112.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#858B16
RGB	rgb(133, 139, 22)
HSL	hsl(63, 73%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(63, 84%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.3%, 0%, 84.2%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.59, -15.98, 55.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.59, 57.63, 106.10°)
OKLab	oklab(61.17% -0.0503 0.1196)
OKLCH	oklch(61.17% 0.13 112.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.0510, 23.5102, 4.2933)
Luminance	0.2351 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#858B16 #1C168B

analogous

#8B5716 #858B16 #4B8B16

triadic

#858B16 #16858B #8B1685

tetradic

#858B16 #168B57 #1C168B #8B164B

square

#858B16 #168B57 #1C168B #8B164B

split-complementary

#858B16 #164B8B #57168B

monochromatic

#202105 #52560E #858B16 #B8C01E #D8E03B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.68

#858B16 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.70

#858B16 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #858B16

5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##858B16	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##858B16	1.00	3.68	5.70	5.70
#FFFFFF	3.68	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.70	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.70	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#968400

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#968622

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F8276

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #858b16;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 139, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.130 112.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#acac61',
    500: '#858b16',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #858b16;
$custom-light: #acac61;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#858b16",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 63.077,
    "s": 72.671,
    "l": 31.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61172,
    "c": 0.12969,
    "h": 112.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.2351
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#858B16

secondary

#453EBF

accent

#38EF42

background

#FBFAF6

surface

#F6F4EB

border

#D0CEC6

text

#111005

muted

#807F7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #858B16

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

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