#856B2F#856B2F

#856B2F is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.085 H 85.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856B2F
RGB	rgb(133, 107, 47)
HSL	hsl(42, 48%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(42, 65%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 19.5%, 64.7%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.59, 3.06, 36.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.59, 36.87, 85.23°)
OKLab	oklab(54.07% 0.0063 0.0846)
OKLCH	oklch(54.07% 0.085 85.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.4444, 15.7081, 4.9073)
Luminance	0.1571 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856B2F #2F4985

analogous

#85402F #856B2F #74852F

triadic

#856B2F #2F856B #6B2F85

tetradic

#856B2F #2F8540 #2F4985 #852F74

square

#856B2F #2F8540 #2F4985 #852F74

split-complementary

#856B2F #2F7485 #402F85

monochromatic

#2B220F #58471F #856B2F #B28F3F #C9AB66

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#856B2F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#856B2F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856B2F

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856B2F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856B2F	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)

#776A29

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D7131

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#90625E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856b2f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 107, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.085 85.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab956a',
    500: '#856b2f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856b2f;
$custom-light: #ab956a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856b2f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 41.86,
    "s": 47.778,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54072,
    "c": 0.08479,
    "h": 85.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15707
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856B2F

secondary

#6078B0

accent

#79D750

background

#FAF9F6

surface

#F4F1EB

border

#CECBC6

text

#100D06

muted

#7F7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #856B2F

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

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