#856239#856239

#856239 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.073 H 69.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856239
RGB	rgb(133, 98, 57)
HSL	hsl(32, 40%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(32, 57%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 26.3%, 57.1%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.26, 9.13, 28.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.26, 30.07, 72.32°)
OKLab	oklab(52.29% 0.0255 0.0682)
OKLCH	oklch(52.29% 0.073 69.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.7798, 14.0183, 5.7975)
Luminance	0.1402 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856239 #395C85

analogous

#853C39 #856239 #828539

triadic

#856239 #398562 #623985

tetradic

#856239 #39853C #395C85 #853982

square

#856239 #39853C #395C85 #853982

split-complementary

#856239 #398285 #3C3985

monochromatic

#2F2314 #5A4227 #856239 #B0824B #C49F75

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.52

#856239 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.80

#856239 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856239

5.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856239	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856239	1.00	5.52	3.80	5.52
#FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6E6436

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#766C3A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#905A58

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856239;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 98, 57);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.073 69.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab8e70',
    500: '#856239',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856239;
$custom-light: #ab8e70;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856239",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 57
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 32.368,
    "s": 40,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52286,
    "c": 0.07283,
    "h": 69.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14017
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856239

secondary

#6D8AAD

accent

#8FD058

background

#FAF8F6

surface

#F4F0EC

border

#CECBC7

text

#100C07

muted

#7F7D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #856239

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

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