#836D2E#836D2E

#836D2E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.086 H 90.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#836D2E
RGB	rgb(131, 109, 46)
HSL	hsl(44, 48%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(44, 65%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 16.8%, 64.9%, 48.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.92, 0.91, 37.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.92, 37.56, 88.62°)
OKLab	oklab(54.28% 0.0001 0.0862)
OKLCH	oklch(54.28% 0.086 90)
XYZ	xyz(15.3226, 15.9607, 4.8579)
Luminance	0.1596 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#836D2E #2E4483

analogous

#83432E #836D2E #6E832E

triadic

#836D2E #2E836D #6D2E83

tetradic

#836D2E #2E8343 #2E4483 #832E6E

square

#836D2E #2E8343 #2E4483 #832E6E

split-complementary

#836D2E #2E6E83 #432E83

monochromatic

#28220E #56471E #836D2E #B0933E #C8AE63

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.01

#836D2E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#836D2E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #836D2E

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##836D2E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##836D2E	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)

#796C27

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E7231

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D645F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #836d2e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 109, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.086 90.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa9669',
    500: '#836d2e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #836d2e;
$custom-light: #aa9669;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#836d2e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 131,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 44.471,
    "s": 48.023,
    "l": 34.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54282,
    "c": 0.0862,
    "h": 90
  },
  "luminance": 0.1596
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#836D2E

secondary

#5E73AF

accent

#73D850

background

#FAF9F6

surface

#F4F1EB

border

#CECBC6

text

#100D06

muted

#7F7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #836D2E

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

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