#856535#856535

#856535 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.077 H 75.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856535
RGB	rgb(133, 101, 53)
HSL	hsl(36, 43%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(36, 60%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 24.1%, 60.2%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.01, 7.03, 31.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.01, 32.54, 77.53°)
OKLab	oklab(52.86% 0.0188 0.0746)
OKLCH	oklch(52.86% 0.077 75.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.9699, 14.5519, 5.3878)
Luminance	0.1455 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856535 #355585

analogous

#853D35 #856535 #7D8535

triadic

#856535 #358565 #653585

tetradic

#856535 #35853D #355585 #85357D

square

#856535 #35853D #355585 #85357D

split-complementary

#856535 #357D85 #3D3585

monochromatic

#2D2312 #594424 #856535 #B18646 #C6A36F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.37

#856535 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.91

#856535 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856535

5.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856535	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856535	1.00	5.37	3.91	5.37
#FFFFFF	5.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#716631

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796E36

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#905C5A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856535;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 101, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.077 75.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab906e',
    500: '#856535',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856535;
$custom-light: #ab906e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856535",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 101,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 36,
    "s": 43.011,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52859,
    "c": 0.07695,
    "h": 75.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14551
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856535

secondary

#6884AE

accent

#87D355

background

#FAF8F6

surface

#F4F0EC

border

#CECBC7

text

#100C07

muted

#7F7D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #856535

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

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