#856440#856440

#856440 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.067 H 68.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856440
RGB	rgb(133, 100, 64)
HSL	hsl(31, 35%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(31, 52%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 24.8%, 51.9%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.90, 8.63, 25.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.90, 26.90, 71.30°)
OKLab	oklab(52.82% 0.025 0.0617)
OKLCH	oklch(52.82% 0.067 68)
XYZ	xyz(15.1561, 14.4720, 6.8446)
Luminance	0.1447 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856440 #406185

analogous

#854140 #856440 #838540

triadic

#856440 #408564 #644085

tetradic

#856440 #408541 #406185 #854083

square

#856440 #408541 #406185 #854083

split-complementary

#856440 #408385 #414085

monochromatic

#322618 #5C452C #856440 #AD8355 #C1A17E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.39

#856440 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.89

#856440 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856440

5.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856440	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856440	1.00	5.39	3.89	5.39
#FFFFFF	5.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6F663D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#776D41

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F5C5B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856440;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 100, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.067 68.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa9075',
    500: '#856440',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856440;
$custom-light: #aa9075;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856440",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 100,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 31.304,
    "s": 35.025,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52823,
    "c": 0.06654,
    "h": 68
  },
  "luminance": 0.14471
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856440

secondary

#758FAC

accent

#92CB5D

background

#FAF8F7

surface

#F4F0ED

border

#CECBC8

text

#100C08

muted

#7F7D7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #856440

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

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