#856B2D#856B2D

#856B2D is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.087 H 86.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856B2D
RGB	rgb(133, 107, 45)
HSL	hsl(42, 49%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(42, 66%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 19.5%, 66.2%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.57, 2.92, 37.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.57, 37.83, 85.57°)
OKLab	oklab(54.05% 0.0056 0.0864)
OKLCH	oklch(54.05% 0.087 86.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.4050, 15.6923, 4.6996)
Luminance	0.1569 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856B2D #2D4785

analogous

#853F2D #856B2D #73852D

triadic

#856B2D #2D856B #6B2D85

tetradic

#856B2D #2D853F #2D4785 #852D73

square

#856B2D #2D853F #2D4785 #852D73

split-complementary

#856B2D #2D7385 #3F2D85

monochromatic

#2A210E #57461E #856B2D #B3903C #CAAB62

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#856B2D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#856B2D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856B2D

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856B2D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856B2D	1.00	5.07	4.14	5.07
#FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#776A26

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D712F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#90625E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856b2d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 107, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.087 86.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab9569',
    500: '#856b2d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856b2d;
$custom-light: #ab9569;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856b2d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 42.273,
    "s": 49.438,
    "l": 34.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54049,
    "c": 0.08653,
    "h": 86.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15691
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856B2D

secondary

#5D76B0

accent

#78D94F

background

#FAF9F6

surface

#F4F1EB

border

#CECBC6

text

#100D06

muted

#7F7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #856B2D

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

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