#836F57#836F57
#836F57 is a mid, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.043 H 71.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #836F57 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(131, 111, 87) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 20%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(33, 34%, 51%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15.3%, 33.6%, 48.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.11, 4.06, 16.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.11, 16.80, 76.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.42% 0.0135 0.0412) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.42% 0.043 71.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.7651, 16.8829, 11.3906) |
| Luminance | 0.1688 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Dark Taupe
#7F684E
ΔE00 2.84
Greyish Brown
#7A6A4F
ΔE00 3.57
Dull Brown
#876E4B
ΔE00 3.69
Grey Brown
#7F7053
ΔE00 3.70
Brownish Grey
#86775F
ΔE00 3.74
Dirt
#8A6E45
ΔE00 5.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#836F57 #576B83
analogous
#835957 #836F57 #818357
triadic
#836F57 #57836F #6F5783
tetradic
#836F57 #578359 #576B83 #835781
square
#836F57 #578359 #576B83 #835781
split-complementary
#836F57 #578183 #595783
monochromatic
#393126 #5E503F #836F57 #A38E74 #BBAC99
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.80
#836F57 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.38
#836F57 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #836F57
4.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##836F57 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##836F57 | 1.00 | 4.80 | 4.38 | 4.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#766F55
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B7458
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8A6A69
Achromatopsia (no color)
#727272
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #836f57; /* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 111, 87); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.043 71.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a89886',
500: '#836f57',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #836f57; $custom-light: #a89886; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#836f57",
"rgb": {
"r": 131,
"g": 111,
"b": 87
},
"hsl": {
"h": 32.727,
"s": 20.183,
"l": 42.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55423,
"c": 0.04336,
"h": 71.8
},
"luminance": 0.16882
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#836F57
secondary
#8D9AA9
accent
#90BD6B
background
#FAF9F8
surface
#F4F2EF
border
#CECCCA
text
#0F0D0B
muted
#7F7E7C