#856A2F#856A2F

#856A2F is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.084 H 84.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856A2F
RGB	rgb(133, 106, 47)
HSL	hsl(41, 48%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(41, 65%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 20.3%, 64.7%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.31, 3.64, 36.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.31, 36.61, 84.29°)
OKLab	oklab(53.86% 0.008 0.0839)
OKLCH	oklch(53.86% 0.084 84.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.3408, 15.5008, 4.8727)
Luminance	0.1550 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856A2F #2F4A85

analogous

#853F2F #856A2F #75852F

triadic

#856A2F #2F856A #6A2F85

tetradic

#856A2F #2F853F #2F4A85 #852F75

square

#856A2F #2F853F #2F4A85 #852F75

split-complementary

#856A2F #2F7585 #3F2F85

monochromatic

#2B220F #58461F #856A2F #B28E3F #C9AA66

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.12

#856A2F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#856A2F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856A2F

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856A2F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856A2F	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)

#766A29

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D7131

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#90615D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856a2f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 106, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.084 84.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab946a',
    500: '#856a2f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856a2f;
$custom-light: #ab946a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856a2f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 41.163,
    "s": 47.778,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53855,
    "c": 0.08427,
    "h": 84.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.155
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856A2F

secondary

#6079B0

accent

#7BD750

background

#FAF9F6

surface

#F4F1EB

border

#CECBC6

text

#100D06

muted

#7F7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #856A2F

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

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