#856A2E#856A2E

#856A2E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.085 H 84.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856A2E
RGB	rgb(133, 106, 46)
HSL	hsl(41, 49%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(41, 65%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 20.3%, 65.4%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.30, 3.57, 36.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.30, 37.10, 84.48°)
OKLab	oklab(53.84% 0.0077 0.0848)
OKLCH	oklch(53.84% 0.085 84.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.3208, 15.4928, 4.7677)
Luminance	0.1549 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856A2E #2E4985

analogous

#853E2E #856A2E #75852E

triadic

#856A2E #2E856A #6A2E85

tetradic

#856A2E #2E853E #2E4985 #852E75

square

#856A2E #2E853E #2E4985 #852E75

split-complementary

#856A2E #2E7585 #3E2E85

monochromatic

#2A220F #58461E #856A2E #B28E3E #C9AA64

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.12

#856A2E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#856A2E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856A2E

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856A2E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856A2E	1.00	5.12	4.10	5.12
#FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#766A28

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D7130

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#90615D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856a2e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 106, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.085 84.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab9469',
    500: '#856a2e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856a2e;
$custom-light: #ab9469;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856a2e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 41.379,
    "s": 48.603,
    "l": 35.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53843,
    "c": 0.08514,
    "h": 84.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15492
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856A2E

secondary

#5F78B0

accent

#7AD850

background

#FAF9F6

surface

#F4F1EB

border

#CECBC6

text

#100D06

muted

#7F7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #856A2E

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

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