#856241#856241

#856241 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.066 H 63.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856241
RGB	rgb(133, 98, 65)
HSL	hsl(29, 34%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(29, 51%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 26.3%, 51.1%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.38, 9.90, 24.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.38, 26.19, 67.78°)
OKLab	oklab(52.42% 0.0289 0.059)
OKLCH	oklch(52.42% 0.066 63.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.9954, 14.1046, 6.9326)
Luminance	0.1410 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856241 #416485

analogous

#854142 #856241 #858441

triadic

#856241 #418562 #624185

tetradic

#856241 #428541 #416485 #844185

square

#856241 #428541 #416485 #844185

split-complementary

#856241 #418584 #414285

monochromatic

#332519 #5C442D #856241 #AD8057 #C19F80

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.50

#856241 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.82

#856241 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856241

5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856241	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856241	1.00	5.50	3.82	5.50
#FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D643E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#756C42

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F5A5A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856241;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 98, 65);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.066 63.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8e76',
    500: '#856241',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856241;
$custom-light: #aa8e76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856241",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 65
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 29.118,
    "s": 34.343,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52422,
    "c": 0.06564,
    "h": 63.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14104
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856241

secondary

#7692AB

accent

#96CA5D

background

#FAF8F7

surface

#F4F0ED

border

#CECBC8

text

#100C08

muted

#7F7D7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #856241

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

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