#856B2E#856B2E

#856B2E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.086 H 86.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856B2E
RGB	rgb(133, 107, 46)
HSL	hsl(42, 49%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(42, 65%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 19.5%, 65.4%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.58, 2.99, 37.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.58, 37.35, 85.41°)
OKLab	oklab(54.06% 0.006 0.0855)
OKLCH	oklch(54.06% 0.086 86)
XYZ	xyz(15.4245, 15.7001, 4.8022)
Luminance	0.1570 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856B2E #2E4885

analogous

#85402E #856B2E #73852E

triadic

#856B2E #2E856B #6B2E85

tetradic

#856B2E #2E8540 #2E4885 #852E73

square

#856B2E #2E8540 #2E4885 #852E73

split-complementary

#856B2E #2E7385 #402E85

monochromatic

#2A220F #58461E #856B2E #B2903E #C9AB64

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#856B2E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#856B2E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856B2E

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856B2E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856B2E	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)

#776A28

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D7130

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#90625E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856b2e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 107, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.086 86.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab9569',
    500: '#856b2e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856b2e;
$custom-light: #ab9569;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856b2e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 42.069,
    "s": 48.603,
    "l": 35.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54061,
    "c": 0.08567,
    "h": 86
  },
  "luminance": 0.15699
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856B2E

secondary

#5F77B0

accent

#78D850

background

#FAF9F6

surface

#F4F1EB

border

#CECBC6

text

#100D06

muted

#7F7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #856B2E

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

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