#836E5A#836E5A
#836E5A is a mid, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.040 H 65.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #836E5A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(131, 110, 90) |
| HSL | hsl(29, 19%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(29, 31%, 51%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16%, 31.3%, 48.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.90, 5.07, 14.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.90, 15.12, 70.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.28% 0.0166 0.0363) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.28% 0.04 65.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.7817, 16.7160, 12.0134) |
| Luminance | 0.1671 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Dark Taupe
#7F684E
ΔE00 3.24
Brownish Grey
#86775F
ΔE00 5.02
Greyish Brown
#7A6A4F
ΔE00 5.03
Dull Brown
#876E4B
ΔE00 5.22
Grey Brown
#7F7053
ΔE00 5.58
Taupe
#8B7D6B
ΔE00 6.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#836E5A #5A6F83
analogous
#835A5A #836E5A #83825A
triadic
#836E5A #5A836E #6E5A83
tetradic
#836E5A #5A835A #5A6F83 #825A83
square
#836E5A #5A835A #5A6F83 #825A83
split-complementary
#836E5A #5A8382 #5A5A83
monochromatic
#3A3128 #5F5041 #836E5A #A28D78 #BBAB9C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.84
#836E5A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.34
#836E5A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #836E5A
4.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##836E5A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##836E5A | 1.00 | 4.84 | 4.34 | 4.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#756F59
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7A745A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8A6969
Achromatopsia (no color)
#727272
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #836e5a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 110, 90); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.040 65.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a79788',
500: '#836e5a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #836e5a; $custom-light: #a79788; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#836e5a",
"rgb": {
"r": 131,
"g": 110,
"b": 90
},
"hsl": {
"h": 29.268,
"s": 18.552,
"l": 43.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55278,
"c": 0.03986,
"h": 65.5
},
"luminance": 0.16715
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#836E5A
secondary
#909DA9
accent
#95BB6D
background
#FAF9F8
surface
#F4F2F0
border
#CECCCB
text
#0F0D0B
muted
#7F7E7C