#856A2C#856A2C

#856A2C is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.087 H 85.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856A2C
RGB	rgb(133, 106, 44)
HSL	hsl(42, 50%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(42, 67%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 20.3%, 66.9%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.28, 3.43, 37.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.28, 38.06, 84.83°)
OKLab	oklab(53.82% 0.007 0.0866)
OKLCH	oklch(53.82% 0.087 85.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.2823, 15.4774, 4.5649)
Luminance	0.1548 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856A2C #2C4785

analogous

#853E2C #856A2C #73852C

triadic

#856A2C #2C856A #6A2C85

tetradic

#856A2C #2C853E #2C4785 #852C73

square

#856A2C #2C853E #2C4785 #852C73

split-complementary

#856A2C #2C7385 #3E2C85

monochromatic

#29210E #57451D #856A2C #B38F3B #CBAB61

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.13

#856A2C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#856A2C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856A2C

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856A2C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856A2C	1.00	5.13	4.10	5.13
#FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#766925

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D712E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#90615D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856a2c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 106, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.087 85.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab9468',
    500: '#856a2c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856a2c;
$custom-light: #ab9468;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856a2c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 41.798,
    "s": 50.282,
    "l": 34.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5382,
    "c": 0.08685,
    "h": 85.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15476
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856A2C

secondary

#5C76B1

accent

#78DA4E

background

#FAF9F6

surface

#F5F1EB

border

#CFCBC6

text

#100D06

muted

#7F7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #856A2C

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

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