#856216#856216

#856216 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.099 H 81.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856216
RGB	rgb(133, 98, 22)
HSL	hsl(41, 72%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(41, 83%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 26.3%, 83.5%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.92, 6.96, 45.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.92, 45.72, 81.24°)
OKLab	oklab(51.91% 0.0144 0.0975)
OKLCH	oklch(51.91% 0.099 81.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.1863, 13.7809, 2.6717)
Luminance	0.1378 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856216 #163985

analogous

#852A16 #856216 #708516

triadic

#856216 #168562 #621685

tetradic

#856216 #16852A #163985 #851670

square

#856216 #16852A #163985 #851670

split-complementary

#856216 #167085 #2A1685

monochromatic

#1C1505 #503B0D #856216 #BA891F #DEA937

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.59

#856216 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.76

#856216 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856216

5.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856216	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856216	1.00	5.59	3.76	5.59
#FFFFFF	5.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#706305

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786B1A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#915854

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856216;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 98, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.099 81.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad8e5b',
    500: '#856216',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856216;
$custom-light: #ad8e5b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856216",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 41.081,
    "s": 71.613,
    "l": 30.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51909,
    "c": 0.09856,
    "h": 81.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1378
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856216

secondary

#3E65B9

accent

#72EE39

background

#FBF8F5

surface

#F6F0E9

border

#D0CBC5

text

#110C04

muted

#807D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #856216

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

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