#856B24#856B24

#856B24 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.094 H 88.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856B24
RGB	rgb(133, 107, 36)
HSL	hsl(44, 57%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(44, 73%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 19.5%, 72.9%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.49, 2.36, 41.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.49, 41.97, 86.78°)
OKLab	oklab(53.96% 0.0028 0.0936)
OKLCH	oklch(53.96% 0.094 88.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.2499, 15.6303, 3.8824)
Luminance	0.1563 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856B24 #243E85

analogous

#853B24 #856B24 #6E8524

triadic

#856B24 #24856B #6B2485

tetradic

#856B24 #24853B #243E85 #85246E

square

#856B24 #24853B #243E85 #85246E

split-complementary

#856B24 #246E85 #3B2485

monochromatic

#251E0A #554417 #856B24 #B59231 #D0AF53

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.09

#856B24 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#856B24 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856B24

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856B24	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856B24	1.00	5.09	4.13	5.09
#FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#786A1A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E7127

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#90625C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856b24;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 107, 36);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.094 88.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac9563',
    500: '#856b24',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856b24;
$custom-light: #ac9563;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856b24",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 36
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 43.918,
    "s": 57.396,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53958,
    "c": 0.09367,
    "h": 88.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15629
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856B24

secondary

#506BB4

accent

#70E147

background

#FBF9F6

surface

#F6F1EB

border

#D0CBC6

text

#110D05

muted

#807E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #856B24

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

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