#856B2B#856B2B

#856B2B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.088 H 86.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856B2B
RGB	rgb(133, 107, 43)
HSL	hsl(43, 51%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(43, 68%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 19.5%, 67.7%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.55, 2.79, 38.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.55, 38.79, 85.88°)
OKLab	oklab(54.03% 0.005 0.0881)
OKLCH	oklch(54.03% 0.088 86.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.3674, 15.6773, 4.5016)
Luminance	0.1568 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856B2B #2B4585

analogous

#853E2B #856B2B #72852B

triadic

#856B2B #2B856B #6B2B85

tetradic

#856B2B #2B853E #2B4585 #852B72

square

#856B2B #2B853E #2B4585 #852B72

split-complementary

#856B2B #2B7285 #3E2B85

monochromatic

#29210D #57461C #856B2B #B3903A #CBAC5F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.08

#856B2B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#856B2B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856B2B

5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856B2B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856B2B	1.00	5.08	4.14	5.08
#FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#776A24

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E712E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#90625D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856b2b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 107, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.088 86.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab9567',
    500: '#856b2b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856b2b;
$custom-light: #ab9567;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856b2b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 42.667,
    "s": 51.136,
    "l": 34.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54027,
    "c": 0.08822,
    "h": 86.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15676
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856B2B

secondary

#5B74B1

accent

#76DB4D

background

#FAF9F6

surface

#F5F1EB

border

#CFCBC6

text

#100D06

muted

#7F7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #856B2B

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

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