#836A2E#836A2E

#836A2E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.084 H 86.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#836A2E
RGB	rgb(131, 106, 46)
HSL	hsl(42, 48%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(42, 65%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 19.1%, 64.9%, 48.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.08, 2.64, 36.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.08, 36.72, 85.87°)
OKLab	oklab(53.62% 0.0051 0.0842)
OKLCH	oklch(53.62% 0.084 86.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.0080, 15.3315, 4.7530)
Luminance	0.1533 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#836A2E #2E4783

analogous

#83402E #836A2E #72832E

triadic

#836A2E #2E836A #6A2E83

tetradic

#836A2E #2E8340 #2E4783 #832E72

square

#836A2E #2E8340 #2E4783 #832E72

split-complementary

#836A2E #2E7283 #402E83

monochromatic

#28210E #56451E #836A2E #B08F3E #C8AB63

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.16

#836A2E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#836A2E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #836A2E

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##836A2E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##836A2E	1.00	5.16	4.07	5.16
#FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#766928

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C7030

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E615D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #836a2e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 106, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.084 86.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa9469',
    500: '#836a2e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #836a2e;
$custom-light: #aa9469;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#836a2e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 131,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 42.353,
    "s": 48.023,
    "l": 34.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53622,
    "c": 0.08437,
    "h": 86.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15331
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#836A2E

secondary

#5E76AF

accent

#78D850

background

#FAF9F6

surface

#F4F1EB

border

#CECBC6

text

#100D06

muted

#7F7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #836A2E

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