#856B26#856B26

#856B26 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.092 H 87.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856B26
RGB	rgb(133, 107, 38)
HSL	hsl(44, 56%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(44, 71%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 19.5%, 71.4%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.50, 2.47, 41.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.50, 41.09, 86.55°)
OKLab	oklab(53.98% 0.0034 0.0921)
OKLCH	oklch(53.98% 0.092 87.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.2813, 15.6428, 4.0478)
Luminance	0.1564 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856B26 #264085

analogous

#853B26 #856B26 #6F8526

triadic

#856B26 #26856B #6B2685

tetradic

#856B26 #26853B #264085 #85266F

square

#856B26 #26853B #264085 #85266F

split-complementary

#856B26 #266F85 #3B2685

monochromatic

#261E0B #554518 #856B26 #B59134 #CFAE57

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.09

#856B26 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#856B26 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856B26

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856B26	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856B26	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)

#786A1D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E7129

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#90625D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856b26;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 107, 38);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.092 87.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac9564',
    500: '#856b26',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856b26;
$custom-light: #ac9564;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856b26",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 38
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 43.579,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 33.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53976,
    "c": 0.09219,
    "h": 87.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15642
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856B26

secondary

#536EB3

accent

#72DF49

background

#FAF9F6

surface

#F5F1EB

border

#CFCBC6

text

#110D06

muted

#807E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #856B26

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

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