#856A28#856A28

#856A28 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.090 H 86.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856A28
RGB	rgb(133, 106, 40)
HSL	hsl(43, 54%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(43, 70%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 20.3%, 69.9%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.24, 3.17, 39.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.24, 39.93, 85.44°)
OKLab	oklab(53.78% 0.0057 0.0899)
OKLCH	oklch(53.78% 0.09 86.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.2107, 15.4488, 4.1878)
Luminance	0.1545 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856A28 #284385

analogous

#853C28 #856A28 #728528

triadic

#856A28 #28856A #6A2885

tetradic

#856A28 #28853C #284385 #852872

square

#856A28 #28853C #284385 #852872

split-complementary

#856A28 #287285 #3C2885

monochromatic

#271F0C #56451A #856A28 #B49036 #CDAC5A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.13

#856A28 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.09

#856A28 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856A28

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856A28	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856A28	1.00	5.13	4.09	5.13
#FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#776920

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D712B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#90615C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856a28;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 106, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.090 86.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac9465',
    500: '#856a28',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856a28;
$custom-light: #ac9465;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856a28",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 42.581,
    "s": 53.757,
    "l": 33.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53778,
    "c": 0.09011,
    "h": 86.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15448
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856A28

secondary

#5671B3

accent

#75DD4B

background

#FAF9F6

surface

#F5F1EB

border

#CFCBC6

text

#110D06

muted

#807E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #856A28

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

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