#856B32#856B32

#856B32 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.082 H 84.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856B32
RGB	rgb(133, 107, 50)
HSL	hsl(41, 45%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(41, 62%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 19.5%, 62.4%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.62, 3.29, 35.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.62, 35.39, 84.67°)
OKLab	oklab(54.11% 0.0074 0.0818)
OKLCH	oklch(54.11% 0.082 84.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.5071, 15.7332, 5.2370)
Luminance	0.1573 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856B32 #324C85

analogous

#854132 #856B32 #758532

triadic

#856B32 #32856B #6B3285

tetradic

#856B32 #328541 #324C85 #853275

square

#856B32 #328541 #324C85 #853275

split-complementary

#856B32 #327585 #413285

monochromatic

#2C2311 #594721 #856B32 #B18F43 #C7AA6A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.06

#856B32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#856B32 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856B32

5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856B32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856B32	1.00	5.06	4.15	5.06
#FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#776B2C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D7134

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#90625E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856b32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 107, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.082 84.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab956c',
    500: '#856b32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856b32;
$custom-light: #ab956c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856b32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 41.205,
    "s": 45.355,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54109,
    "c": 0.08208,
    "h": 84.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15732
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856B32

secondary

#647BAF

accent

#7CD553

background

#FAF9F6

surface

#F4F1EB

border

#CECBC6

text

#100D07

muted

#7F7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #856B32

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

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