#856B31#856B31

#856B31 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.083 H 85.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856B31
RGB	rgb(133, 107, 49)
HSL	hsl(41, 46%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(41, 63%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 19.5%, 63.2%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.61, 3.21, 35.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.61, 35.88, 84.87°)
OKLab	oklab(54.1% 0.007 0.0827)
OKLCH	oklch(54.1% 0.083 85.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.4857, 15.7246, 5.1246)
Luminance	0.1572 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856B31 #314B85

analogous

#854131 #856B31 #758531

triadic

#856B31 #31856B #6B3185

tetradic

#856B31 #318541 #314B85 #853175

square

#856B31 #318541 #314B85 #853175

split-complementary

#856B31 #317585 #413185

monochromatic

#2C2310 #584721 #856B31 #B28F41 #C8AA69

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#856B31 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#856B31 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856B31

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856B31	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856B31	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)

#776A2B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D7133

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#90625E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856b31;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 107, 49);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.083 85.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab956b',
    500: '#856b31',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856b31;
$custom-light: #ab956b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856b31",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 49
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 41.429,
    "s": 46.154,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54097,
    "c": 0.083,
    "h": 85.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15724
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856B31

secondary

#637AAF

accent

#7BD652

background

#FAF9F6

surface

#F4F1EB

border

#CECBC6

text

#100D07

muted

#7F7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #856B31

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

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