#836D2C#836D2C

#836D2C is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.088 H 90.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#836D2C
RGB	rgb(131, 109, 44)
HSL	hsl(45, 50%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(45, 66%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 16.8%, 66.4%, 48.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.90, 0.76, 38.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.90, 38.53, 88.86°)
OKLab	oklab(54.26% -0.0006 0.088)
OKLCH	oklch(54.26% 0.088 90.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.2841, 15.9453, 4.6551)
Luminance	0.1594 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#836D2C #2C4283

analogous

#83422C #836D2C #6E832C

triadic

#836D2C #2C836D #6D2C83

tetradic

#836D2C #2C8342 #2C4283 #832C6E

square

#836D2C #2C8342 #2C4283 #832C6E

split-complementary

#836D2C #2C6E83 #422C83

monochromatic

#27210D #55471D #836D2C #B1933B #CAAF60

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.01

#836D2C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#836D2C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #836D2C

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##836D2C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##836D2C	1.00	5.01	4.19	5.01
#FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#796C25

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E722F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E645F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #836d2c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 109, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.088 90.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa9668',
    500: '#836d2c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #836d2c;
$custom-light: #aa9668;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#836d2c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 131,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 44.828,
    "s": 49.714,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5426,
    "c": 0.08795,
    "h": 90.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15944
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#836D2C

secondary

#5B70B0

accent

#72D94F

background

#FAF9F6

surface

#F4F1EB

border

#CECBC6

text

#100D06

muted

#7F7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #836D2C

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

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