#856B35#856B35

#856B35 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.079 H 83.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856B35
RGB	rgb(133, 107, 53)
HSL	hsl(41, 43%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(41, 60%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 19.5%, 60.2%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.66, 3.53, 33.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.66, 33.89, 84.03°)
OKLab	oklab(54.15% 0.0085 0.0788)
OKLCH	oklch(54.15% 0.079 83.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.5739, 15.7599, 5.5891)
Luminance	0.1576 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856B35 #354F85

analogous

#854335 #856B35 #778535

triadic

#856B35 #35856B #6B3585

tetradic

#856B35 #358543 #354F85 #853577

square

#856B35 #358543 #354F85 #853577

split-complementary

#856B35 #357785 #433585

monochromatic

#2D2512 #594824 #856B35 #B18E46 #C6A96F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.06

#856B35 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#856B35 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856B35

5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856B35	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856B35	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)

#776B30

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D7137

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#90635F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856b35;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 107, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.079 83.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab956e',
    500: '#856b35',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856b35;
$custom-light: #ab956e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856b35",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 40.5,
    "s": 43.011,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54148,
    "c": 0.07929,
    "h": 83.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15759
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856B35

secondary

#687FAE

accent

#7ED355

background

#FAF9F6

surface

#F4F1EC

border

#CECBC7

text

#100D07

muted

#7F7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #856B35

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

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