#856A40#856A40

#856A40 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.068 H 77.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856A40
RGB	rgb(133, 106, 64)
HSL	hsl(37, 35%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(37, 52%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 20.3%, 51.9%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.53, 5.11, 27.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.53, 28.00, 79.48°)
OKLab	oklab(54.1% 0.0146 0.0663)
OKLCH	oklch(54.1% 0.068 77.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.7530, 15.6657, 7.0435)
Luminance	0.1567 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856A40 #405B85

analogous

#854740 #856A40 #7D8540

triadic

#856A40 #40856A #6A4085

tetradic

#856A40 #408547 #405B85 #85407D

square

#856A40 #408547 #405B85 #85407D

split-complementary

#856A40 #407D85 #474085

monochromatic

#322818 #5C492C #856A40 #AD8B55 #C1A77E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.08

#856A40 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#856A40 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856A40

5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856A40	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856A40	1.00	5.08	4.13	5.08
#FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#756A3D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B7141

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F6260

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856a40;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 106, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.068 77.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa9475',
    500: '#856a40',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856a40;
$custom-light: #aa9475;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856a40",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 36.522,
    "s": 35.025,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54099,
    "c": 0.06788,
    "h": 77.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15665
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856A40

secondary

#758BAC

accent

#88CB5D

background

#FAF9F7

surface

#F4F1ED

border

#CECBC8

text

#100D08

muted

#7F7E7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #856A40

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

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