#856E16

Closest named color: Muddy Brown (#886806). oklch(54.5% 0.104 93.1), rgb(133, 110, 22).

White text reads best on this color (4.95:1).

About this color

#856E16 is a medium-dark, moderately saturated yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 55%, its chroma 0.104 and its hue 93°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Muddy Brown (#886806), ΔE 0.016 away. White text reads best on it, at 4.95:1.

Hue family	Yellows
Lightness	medium-dark (55%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.104)
Temperature	warm
Nearest name	Muddy Brown (#886806)
Black text	4.23:1
White text	4.95:1

Values

HEX	#856E16
RGB	rgb(133, 110, 22)
HSL	hsl(48, 72%, 30%)
OKLCH	oklch(54.5% 0.104 93.1)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #856E16	4.95:1	AA	Lc -79.6	Fine for body text
Black text on #856E16	4.23:1	AA large text	Lc 29.9	Dividers and decoration only
#856E16 text on white	4.95:1	AA	Lc 74.2	Content text, not long reading
#856E16 text on black	4.23:1	AA large text	Lc -27.6	Dividers and decoration only

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 600.

Step 50
50

#F7F5F1

oklch(97.1% 0.006 84.6)
Step 100
100

#EDEAE0

oklch(93.7% 0.014 93)
Step 200
200

#DFD9C6

oklch(88.5% 0.026 92.4)
Step 300
300

#CBC09F

oklch(80.8% 0.046 91.8)
Step 400
400

#B0A06A

oklch(70.7% 0.075 93.5)
Step 500
500

#9D8840

oklch(63.1% 0.095 93.2)
Step 600
600 (this color)

#856E16

oklch(54.5% 0.104 93.1)
Step 700
700

#745F0B

oklch(49.2% 0.097 93)
Step 800
800

#5E4D0F

oklch(42.6% 0.08 92.6)
Step 900
900

#4D4116

oklch(37.8% 0.062 93.5)
Step 950
950

#2D260E

oklch(27% 0.04 93.3)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#856E16 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#7B6C00	0.021
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#81731C	0.014
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#91645E	0.096
Achromatopsia (no color)	#707070	0.104