#856A36#856A36

#856A36 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.078 H 82.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856A36
RGB	rgb(133, 106, 54)
HSL	hsl(39, 42%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(39, 59%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 20.3%, 59.4%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.39, 4.19, 32.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.39, 33.13, 82.73°)
OKLab	oklab(53.95% 0.0106 0.0771)
OKLCH	oklch(53.95% 0.078 82.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.4935, 15.5619, 5.6770)
Luminance	0.1556 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856A36 #365185

analogous

#854336 #856A36 #798536

triadic

#856A36 #36856A #6A3685

tetradic

#856A36 #368543 #365185 #853679

square

#856A36 #368543 #365185 #853679

split-complementary

#856A36 #367985 #433685

monochromatic

#2E2513 #594724 #856A36 #B18D48 #C5A870

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.11

#856A36 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#856A36 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856A36

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856A36	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856A36	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)

#766A31

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C7138

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#90625E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856a36;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 106, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.078 82.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab946e',
    500: '#856a36',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856a36;
$custom-light: #ab946e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856a36",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 39.494,
    "s": 42.246,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53945,
    "c": 0.07784,
    "h": 82.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15561
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856A36

secondary

#6981AE

accent

#80D256

background

#FAF9F6

surface

#F4F1EC

border

#CECBC7

text

#100D07

muted

#7F7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #856A36

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

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