#856221#856221

#856221 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.092 H 79.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856221
RGB	rgb(133, 98, 33)
HSL	hsl(39, 60%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(39, 75%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 26.3%, 75.2%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.99, 7.44, 40.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.99, 41.41, 79.65°)
OKLab	oklab(51.99% 0.0171 0.0905)
OKLCH	oklch(51.99% 0.092 79.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.3160, 13.8328, 3.3545)
Luminance	0.1383 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856221 #214485

analogous

#853021 #856221 #768521

triadic

#856221 #218562 #622185

tetradic

#856221 #218530 #214485 #852176

square

#856221 #218530 #214485 #852176

split-complementary

#856221 #217685 #302185

monochromatic

#231A09 #543E15 #856221 #B6862D #D3A44D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.58

#856221 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.77

#856221 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856221

5.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856221	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856221	1.00	5.58	3.77	5.58
#FFFFFF	5.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#706318

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786C23

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#915855

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856221;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 98, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.092 79.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac8e60',
    500: '#856221',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856221;
$custom-light: #ac8e60;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856221",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 39,
    "s": 60.241,
    "l": 32.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51991,
    "c": 0.09214,
    "h": 79.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13832
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856221

secondary

#4C71B6

accent

#7CE344

background

#FBF8F5

surface

#F6F0EA

border

#D0CBC6

text

#110C05

muted

#807D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #856221

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

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