#856740#856740

#856740 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.067 H 72.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856740
RGB	rgb(133, 103, 64)
HSL	hsl(34, 35%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(34, 52%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 22.6%, 51.9%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.71, 6.86, 26.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.71, 27.38, 75.48°)
OKLab	oklab(53.46% 0.0197 0.064)
OKLCH	oklch(53.46% 0.067 72.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.4492, 15.0581, 6.9423)
Luminance	0.1506 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856740 #405E85

analogous

#854440 #856740 #808540

triadic

#856740 #408567 #674085

tetradic

#856740 #408544 #405E85 #854080

square

#856740 #408544 #405E85 #854080

split-complementary

#856740 #408085 #444085

monochromatic

#322718 #5C472C #856740 #AD8755 #C1A47E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.24

#856740 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#856740 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856740

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856740	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856740	1.00	5.24	4.01	5.24
#FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#72683D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796F41

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F5F5D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856740;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 103, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.067 72.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa9275',
    500: '#856740',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856740;
$custom-light: #aa9275;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856740",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 103,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 33.913,
    "s": 35.025,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53457,
    "c": 0.06697,
    "h": 72.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15057
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856740

secondary

#758DAC

accent

#8DCB5D

background

#FAF8F7

surface

#F4F0ED

border

#CECBC8

text

#100D08

muted

#7F7D7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #856740

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

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