#856B37#856B37

#856B37 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.077 H 83.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856B37
RGB	rgb(133, 107, 55)
HSL	hsl(40, 41%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(40, 59%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 19.5%, 58.6%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.68, 3.69, 32.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.68, 32.87, 83.55°)
OKLab	oklab(54.18% 0.0093 0.0768)
OKLCH	oklch(54.18% 0.077 83.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.6209, 15.7787, 5.8365)
Luminance	0.1578 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856B37 #375185

analogous

#854437 #856B37 #788537

triadic

#856B37 #37856B #6B3785

tetradic

#856B37 #378544 #375185 #853778

square

#856B37 #378544 #375185 #853778

split-complementary

#856B37 #377885 #443785

monochromatic

#2E2513 #5A4825 #856B37 #B08E49 #C5A972

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#856B37 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#856B37 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856B37

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856B37	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856B37	1.00	5.05	4.16	5.05
#FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#766B32

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D7139

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F635F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856b37;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 107, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.077 83.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab956f',
    500: '#856b37',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856b37;
$custom-light: #ab956f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856b37",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 40,
    "s": 41.489,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54176,
    "c": 0.07736,
    "h": 83.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15778
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856B37

secondary

#6A81AD

accent

#7FD156

background

#FAF9F6

surface

#F4F1EC

border

#CECBC7

text

#100D07

muted

#7F7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #856B37

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

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