#856231#856231

#856231 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.080 H 73.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856231
RGB	rgb(133, 98, 49)
HSL	hsl(35, 46%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(35, 63%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 26.3%, 63.2%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.15, 8.47, 32.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.15, 34.00, 75.57°)
OKLab	oklab(52.17% 0.0224 0.0766)
OKLCH	oklch(52.17% 0.08 73.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.5958, 13.9447, 4.8280)
Luminance	0.1394 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856231 #315485

analogous

#853831 #856231 #7E8531

triadic

#856231 #318562 #623185

tetradic

#856231 #318538 #315485 #85317E

square

#856231 #318538 #315485 #85317E

split-complementary

#856231 #317E85 #383185

monochromatic

#2C2010 #584121 #856231 #B28341 #C8A069

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.54

#856231 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.79

#856231 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856231

5.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856231	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856231	1.00	5.54	3.79	5.54
#FFFFFF	5.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6F632C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#776C32

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#905957

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856231;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 98, 49);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.080 73.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab8e6b',
    500: '#856231',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856231;
$custom-light: #ab8e6b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856231",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 49
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 35,
    "s": 46.154,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52169,
    "c": 0.07984,
    "h": 73.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13944
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856231

secondary

#6383AF

accent

#89D652

background

#FAF8F6

surface

#F4F0EB

border

#CECBC6

text

#100C06

muted

#7F7D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #856231

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

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