#856516#856516

#856516 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.100 H 84.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856516
RGB	rgb(133, 101, 22)
HSL	hsl(43, 72%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(43, 83%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 24.1%, 83.5%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.73, 5.21, 45.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.73, 46.21, 83.53°)
OKLab	oklab(52.55% 0.0093 0.0991)
OKLCH	oklch(52.55% 0.1 84.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.4723, 14.3529, 2.7670)
Luminance	0.1435 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856516 #163685

analogous

#852E16 #856516 #6D8516

triadic

#856516 #168565 #651685

tetradic

#856516 #16852E #163685 #85166D

square

#856516 #16852E #163685 #85166D

split-complementary

#856516 #166D85 #2E1685

monochromatic

#1C1505 #503D0D #856516 #BA8D1F #DEAE37

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.43

#856516 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.87

#856516 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856516

5.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856516	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856516	1.00	5.43	3.87	5.43
#FFFFFF	5.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#736504

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6D1A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#915B56

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856516;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 101, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.100 84.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad905b',
    500: '#856516',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856516;
$custom-light: #ad905b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856516",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 101,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 42.703,
    "s": 71.613,
    "l": 30.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5255,
    "c": 0.09953,
    "h": 84.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14352
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856516

secondary

#3E61B9

accent

#6EEE39

background

#FBF8F5

surface

#F6F0E9

border

#D0CBC5

text

#110C04

muted

#807D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #856516

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

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