#856537#856537

#856537 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.075 H 74.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856537
RGB	rgb(133, 101, 55)
HSL	hsl(35, 41%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(35, 59%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 24.1%, 58.6%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.04, 7.20, 30.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.04, 31.54, 76.81°)
OKLab	oklab(52.89% 0.0195 0.0725)
OKLCH	oklch(52.89% 0.075 74.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.0169, 14.5707, 5.6352)
Luminance	0.1457 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856537 #375785

analogous

#853E37 #856537 #7E8537

triadic

#856537 #378565 #653785

tetradic

#856537 #37853E #375785 #85377E

square

#856537 #37853E #375785 #85377E

split-complementary

#856537 #377E85 #3E3785

monochromatic

#2E2313 #5A4425 #856537 #B08649 #C5A372

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.37

#856537 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.91

#856537 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856537

5.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856537	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856537	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)

#716633

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786E38

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#905D5A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856537;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 101, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.075 74.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab906f',
    500: '#856537',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856537;
$custom-light: #ab906f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856537",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 101,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 35.385,
    "s": 41.489,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52888,
    "c": 0.07512,
    "h": 74.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1457
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856537

secondary

#6A86AD

accent

#89D156

background

#FAF8F6

surface

#F4F0EC

border

#CECBC7

text

#100C07

muted

#7F7D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #856537

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

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