#856540#856540

#856540 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.067 H 69.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856540
RGB	rgb(133, 101, 64)
HSL	hsl(32, 35%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(32, 52%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 24.1%, 51.9%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.17, 8.04, 25.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.17, 27.04, 72.71°)
OKLab	oklab(53.03% 0.0232 0.0625)
OKLCH	oklch(53.03% 0.067 69.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.2527, 14.6650, 6.8768)
Luminance	0.1466 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856540 #406085

analogous

#854240 #856540 #828540

triadic

#856540 #408565 #654085

tetradic

#856540 #408542 #406085 #854082

square

#856540 #408542 #406085 #854082

split-complementary

#856540 #408285 #424085

monochromatic

#322618 #5C462C #856540 #AD8455 #C1A27E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.34

#856540 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.93

#856540 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856540

5.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856540	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856540	1.00	5.34	3.93	5.34
#FFFFFF	5.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#70673D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786E41

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F5D5C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856540;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 101, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.067 69.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa9075',
    500: '#856540',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856540;
$custom-light: #aa9075;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856540",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 101,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 32.174,
    "s": 35.025,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53033,
    "c": 0.06663,
    "h": 69.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14664
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856540

secondary

#758EAC

accent

#90CB5D

background

#FAF8F7

surface

#F4F0ED

border

#CECBC8

text

#100C08

muted

#7F7D7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #856540

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

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