#856A2A#856A2A

#856A2A is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.089 H 85.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856A2A
RGB	rgb(133, 106, 42)
HSL	hsl(42, 52%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(42, 68%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 20.3%, 68.4%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.26, 3.30, 38.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.26, 39.00, 85.15°)
OKLab	oklab(53.8% 0.0063 0.0883)
OKLCH	oklch(53.8% 0.089 85.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.2457, 15.4627, 4.3716)
Luminance	0.1546 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856A2A #2A4585

analogous

#853D2A #856A2A #73852A

triadic

#856A2A #2A856A #6A2A85

tetradic

#856A2A #2A853D #2A4585 #852A73

square

#856A2A #2A853D #2A4585 #852A73

split-complementary

#856A2A #2A7385 #3D2A85

monochromatic

#28200D #56451B #856A2A #B48F39 #CCAB5D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.13

#856A2A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.09

#856A2A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856A2A

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856A2A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856A2A	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)

#766923

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D712D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#90615C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856a2a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 106, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.089 85.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac9467',
    500: '#856a2a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856a2a;
$custom-light: #ac9467;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856a2a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 42.198,
    "s": 52,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53798,
    "c": 0.08852,
    "h": 85.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15462
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856A2A

secondary

#5973B2

accent

#77DB4C

background

#FAF9F6

surface

#F5F1EB

border

#CFCBC6

text

#110D06

muted

#807E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #856A2A

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

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