#856B28#856B28

#856B28 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.091 H 87.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856B28
RGB	rgb(133, 107, 40)
HSL	hsl(43, 54%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(43, 70%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 19.5%, 69.9%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.52, 2.59, 40.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.52, 40.18, 86.30°)
OKLab	oklab(54% 0.004 0.0906)
OKLCH	oklch(54% 0.091 87.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.3144, 15.6561, 4.2224)
Luminance	0.1565 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856B28 #284285

analogous

#853D28 #856B28 #718528

triadic

#856B28 #28856B #6B2885

tetradic

#856B28 #28853D #284285 #852871

square

#856B28 #28853D #284285 #852871

split-complementary

#856B28 #287185 #3D2885

monochromatic

#271F0C #56451A #856B28 #B49136 #CDAD5A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.08

#856B28 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#856B28 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856B28

5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856B28	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856B28	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)

#776A20

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E712B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#90625D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856b28;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 107, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.091 87.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac9566',
    500: '#856b28',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856b28;
$custom-light: #ac9566;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856b28",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 43.226,
    "s": 53.757,
    "l": 33.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53996,
    "c": 0.09064,
    "h": 87.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15655
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856B28

secondary

#5670B3

accent

#74DD4B

background

#FAF9F6

surface

#F5F1EB

border

#CFCBC6

text

#110D06

muted

#807E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #856B28

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

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