#856A37#856A37

#856A37 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.077 H 81.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856A37
RGB	rgb(133, 106, 55)
HSL	hsl(39, 41%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(39, 59%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 20.3%, 58.6%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.41, 4.28, 32.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.41, 32.62, 82.47°)
OKLab	oklab(53.96% 0.011 0.0761)
OKLCH	oklch(53.96% 0.077 81.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.5172, 15.5714, 5.8020)
Luminance	0.1557 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856A37 #375285

analogous

#854337 #856A37 #798537

triadic

#856A37 #37856A #6A3785

tetradic

#856A37 #378543 #375285 #853779

square

#856A37 #378543 #375285 #853779

split-complementary

#856A37 #377985 #433785

monochromatic

#2E2513 #5A4725 #856A37 #B08D49 #C5A872

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.10

#856A37 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#856A37 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856A37

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856A37	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856A37	1.00	5.10	4.11	5.10
#FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#766A32

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C7139

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F625E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856a37;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 106, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.077 81.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab946f',
    500: '#856a37',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856a37;
$custom-light: #ab946f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856a37",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 39.231,
    "s": 41.489,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53959,
    "c": 0.07688,
    "h": 81.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1557
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856A37

secondary

#6A82AD

accent

#81D156

background

#FAF9F6

surface

#F4F1EC

border

#CECBC7

text

#100D07

muted

#7F7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #856A37

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

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