#856A35#856A35

#856A35 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.079 H 82.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856A35
RGB	rgb(133, 106, 53)
HSL	hsl(40, 43%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(40, 60%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 20.3%, 60.2%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.38, 4.11, 33.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.38, 33.63, 82.98°)
OKLab	oklab(53.93% 0.0102 0.0781)
OKLCH	oklch(53.93% 0.079 82.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.4703, 15.5526, 5.5546)
Luminance	0.1555 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856A35 #355085

analogous

#854235 #856A35 #788535

triadic

#856A35 #35856A #6A3585

tetradic

#856A35 #358542 #355085 #853578

square

#856A35 #358542 #355085 #853578

split-complementary

#856A35 #357885 #423585

monochromatic

#2D2412 #594724 #856A35 #B18D46 #C6A86F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.11

#856A35 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#856A35 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856A35

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856A35	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856A35	1.00	5.11	4.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#766A30

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C7137

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#90625E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856a35;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 106, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.079 82.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab946e',
    500: '#856a35',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856a35;
$custom-light: #ab946e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856a35",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 39.75,
    "s": 43.011,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53932,
    "c": 0.07879,
    "h": 82.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15552
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856A35

secondary

#6880AE

accent

#7FD355

background

#FAF9F6

surface

#F4F1EC

border

#CECBC7

text

#100D07

muted

#7F7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #856A35

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

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