#856237#856237

#856237 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.075 H 70.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856237
RGB	rgb(133, 98, 55)
HSL	hsl(33, 41%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(33, 59%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 26.3%, 58.6%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.23, 8.96, 29.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.23, 31.06, 73.23°)
OKLab	oklab(52.26% 0.0247 0.0704)
OKLCH	oklch(52.26% 0.075 70.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.7309, 13.9988, 5.5399)
Luminance	0.1400 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856237 #375A85

analogous

#853B37 #856237 #818537

triadic

#856237 #378562 #623785

tetradic

#856237 #37853B #375A85 #853781

square

#856237 #37853B #375A85 #853781

split-complementary

#856237 #378185 #3B3785

monochromatic

#2E2213 #5A4225 #856237 #B08249 #C59F72

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.53

#856237 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.80

#856237 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856237

5.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856237	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856237	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)

#6E6433

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#766C38

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#905958

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856237;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 98, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.075 70.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab8e6f',
    500: '#856237',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856237;
$custom-light: #ab8e6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856237",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 33.077,
    "s": 41.489,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52255,
    "c": 0.07461,
    "h": 70.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13998
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856237

secondary

#6A88AD

accent

#8ED156

background

#FAF8F6

surface

#F4F0EC

border

#CECBC7

text

#100C07

muted

#7F7D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #856237

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

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