#856A22#856A22

#856A22 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.095 H 87.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856A22
RGB	rgb(133, 106, 34)
HSL	hsl(44, 59%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(44, 74%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 20.3%, 74.4%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.19, 2.83, 42.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.19, 42.59, 86.19°)
OKLab	oklab(53.72% 0.0039 0.0945)
OKLCH	oklch(53.72% 0.095 87.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.1165, 15.4111, 3.6915)
Luminance	0.1541 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856A22 #223D85

analogous

#853822 #856A22 #6F8522

triadic

#856A22 #22856A #6A2285

tetradic

#856A22 #228538 #223D85 #85226F

square

#856A22 #228538 #223D85 #85226F

split-complementary

#856A22 #226F85 #382285

monochromatic

#241C09 #544316 #856A22 #B6912E #D2AE4F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.14

#856A22 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#856A22 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856A22

5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856A22	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856A22	1.00	5.14	4.08	5.14
#FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#776918

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D7025

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#90605B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856a22;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 106, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.095 87.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac9462',
    500: '#856a22',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856a22;
$custom-light: #ac9462;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856a22",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 43.636,
    "s": 59.281,
    "l": 32.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53721,
    "c": 0.09456,
    "h": 87.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1541
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856A22

secondary

#4D6AB6

accent

#70E245

background

#FBF9F6

surface

#F6F1EB

border

#D0CBC6

text

#110D05

muted

#807E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #856A22

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

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