#856A2B#856A2B

#856A2B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.088 H 85.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856A2B
RGB	rgb(133, 106, 43)
HSL	hsl(42, 51%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(42, 68%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 20.3%, 67.7%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.27, 3.37, 38.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.27, 38.53, 84.99°)
OKLab	oklab(53.81% 0.0066 0.0874)
OKLCH	oklch(53.81% 0.088 85.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.2638, 15.4700, 4.4671)
Luminance	0.1547 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856A2B #2B4685

analogous

#853D2B #856A2B #73852B

triadic

#856A2B #2B856A #6A2B85

tetradic

#856A2B #2B853D #2B4685 #852B73

square

#856A2B #2B853D #2B4685 #852B73

split-complementary

#856A2B #2B7385 #3D2B85

monochromatic

#29200D #57451C #856A2B #B38F3A #CBAB5F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.13

#856A2B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.09

#856A2B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856A2B

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856A2B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856A2B	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)

#766924

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D712E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#90615C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856a2b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 106, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.088 85.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac9467',
    500: '#856a2b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856a2b;
$custom-light: #ac9467;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856a2b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 42,
    "s": 51.136,
    "l": 34.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53809,
    "c": 0.08769,
    "h": 85.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15469
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856A2B

secondary

#5B75B1

accent

#78DB4D

background

#FAF9F6

surface

#F5F1EB

border

#CFCBC6

text

#100D06

muted

#7F7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #856A2B

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

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