#856236#856236

#856236 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.075 H 71.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856236
RGB	rgb(133, 98, 54)
HSL	hsl(33, 42%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(33, 59%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 26.3%, 59.4%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.22, 8.87, 30.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.22, 31.55, 73.66°)
OKLab	oklab(52.24% 0.0243 0.0715)
OKLCH	oklch(52.24% 0.076 71.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.7072, 13.9893, 5.4149)
Luminance	0.1399 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856236 #365985

analogous

#853B36 #856236 #818536

triadic

#856236 #368562 #623685

tetradic

#856236 #36853B #365985 #853681

square

#856236 #36853B #365985 #853681

split-complementary

#856236 #368185 #3B3685

monochromatic

#2E2213 #594224 #856236 #B18248 #C5A070

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.53

#856236 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.80

#856236 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856236

5.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856236	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856236	1.00	5.53	3.80	5.53
#FFFFFF	5.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6E6432

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#776C37

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#905958

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856236;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 98, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.075 71.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab8e6e',
    500: '#856236',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856236;
$custom-light: #ab8e6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856236",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 33.418,
    "s": 42.246,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5224,
    "c": 0.0755,
    "h": 71.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13988
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856236

secondary

#6988AE

accent

#8DD256

background

#FAF8F6

surface

#F4F0EC

border

#CECBC7

text

#100C07

muted

#7F7D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #856236

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

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