#858B2B#858B2B

#858B2B is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.236; OKLCH L 61.3% C 0.118 H 112.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#858B2B
RGB	rgb(133, 139, 43)
HSL	hsl(64, 53%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(64, 69%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.3%, 0%, 69.1%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.71, -15.01, 48.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.71, 50.55, 107.27°)
OKLab	oklab(61.31% -0.0457 0.1084)
OKLCH	oklch(61.31% 0.118 112.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.3421, 23.6266, 5.8265)
Luminance	0.2363 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#858B2B #312B8B

analogous

#8B612B #858B2B #558B2B

triadic

#858B2B #2B858B #8B2B85

tetradic

#858B2B #2B8B61 #312B8B #8B2B55

square

#858B2B #2B8B61 #312B8B #8B2B55

split-complementary

#858B2B #2B558B #612B8B

monochromatic

#2C2E0E #585C1D #858B2B #B2BA39 #C8CE62

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.67

#858B2B on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.73

#858B2B on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #858B2B

5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##858B2B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##858B2B	1.00	3.67	5.73	5.73
#FFFFFF	3.67	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.73	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.73	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#95841D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#968732

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E8378

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #858b2b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 139, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.3% 0.118 112.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#abac6a',
    500: '#858b2b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #858b2b;
$custom-light: #abac6a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#858b2b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 63.75,
    "s": 52.747,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61305,
    "c": 0.11759,
    "h": 112.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.23626
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#858B2B

secondary

#635DB5

accent

#4CDC55

background

#FAFAF6

surface

#F4F4EB

border

#CECEC6

text

#101007

muted

#7F7F7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #858B2B

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

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