#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
RGBrgb(133, 98, 54)
HSLhsl(33, 42%, 37%)
HSVhsv(33, 59%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 26.3%, 59.4%, 47.8%)
CIE-LABlab(44.22, 8.87, 30.27)
CIE-LCHlch(44.22, 31.55, 73.66°)
OKLaboklab(52.24% 0.0243 0.0715)
OKLCHoklch(52.24% 0.076 71.2)
XYZxyz(14.7072, 13.9893, 5.4149)
Luminance0.1399 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyorange

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
##8562361.005.533.805.53
#FFFFFF5.531.0021.001.00
#0000003.8021.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.531.0021.001.00

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

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#856236 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva