#856757#856757

#856757 is a mid, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.046 H 49.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856757
RGB	rgb(133, 103, 87)
HSL	hsl(21, 21%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(21, 35%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 22.6%, 34.6%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.14, 9.61, 13.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.14, 16.68, 54.85°)
OKLab	oklab(53.94% 0.0298 0.0347)
OKLCH	oklch(53.94% 0.046 49.4)
XYZ	xyz(16.2438, 15.3760, 11.1272)
Luminance	0.1537 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856757 #577585

analogous

#85575E #856757 #857E57

triadic

#856757 #578567 #675785

tetradic

#856757 #5E8557 #577585 #7E5785

square

#856757 #5E8557 #577585 #7E5785

split-complementary

#856757 #57857E #575E85

monochromatic

#3B2E27 #604A3F #856757 #A58575 #BDA69A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#856757 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#856757 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856757

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856757	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856757	1.00	5.15	4.07	5.15
#FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6F6A56

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#767057

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D6263

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856757;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 103, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.046 49.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a99286',
    500: '#856757',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856757;
$custom-light: #a99286;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856757",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 103,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 20.87,
    "s": 20.909,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53935,
    "c": 0.04574,
    "h": 49.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15375
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856757

secondary

#8DA0AA

accent

#A1BD6A

background

#FAF8F8

surface

#F4F0EF

border

#CECBCA

text

#100D0B

muted

#7F7D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #856757

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

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