#856B22#856B22
#856B22 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.095 H 88.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #856B22 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(133, 107, 34) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 59%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 74%, 52%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19.5%, 74.4%, 47.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.47, 2.25, 42.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.47, 42.83, 86.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.94% 0.0022 0.0951) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.94% 0.095 88.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.2202, 15.6184, 3.7261) |
| Luminance | 0.1562 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Muddy Brown
#886806
ΔE00 3.07
Shit
#7F5F00
ΔE00 4.88
Hazel
#8E7618
ΔE00 5.02
Poo
#8F7303
ΔE00 5.03
Poop
#7F5E00
ΔE00 5.22
Mud
#735C12
ΔE00 5.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#856B22 #223C85
analogous
#853922 #856B22 #6E8522
triadic
#856B22 #22856B #6B2285
tetradic
#856B22 #228539 #223C85 #85226E
square
#856B22 #228539 #223C85 #85226E
split-complementary
#856B22 #226E85 #392285
monochromatic
#241D09 #544416 #856B22 #B6922E #D2B04F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.09
#856B22 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.12
#856B22 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #856B22
5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##856B22 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##856B22 | 1.00 | 5.09 | 4.12 | 5.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#786A17
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E7126
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#90615C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #856b22; /* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 107, 34); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.095 88.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ac9562',
500: '#856b22',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #856b22; $custom-light: #ac9562; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#856b22",
"rgb": {
"r": 133,
"g": 107,
"b": 34
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.242,
"s": 59.281,
"l": 32.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5394,
"c": 0.0951,
"h": 88.7
},
"luminance": 0.15617
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#856B22
secondary
#4D69B6
accent
#6FE245
background
#FBF9F6
surface
#F6F1EB
border
#D0CBC6
text
#110D05
muted
#807E7A