#856B3E#856B3E

#856B3E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.070 H 80.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856B3E
RGB	rgb(133, 107, 62)
HSL	hsl(38, 36%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(38, 53%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 19.5%, 53.4%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.78, 4.33, 28.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.78, 29.27, 81.49°)
OKLab	oklab(54.28% 0.012 0.0693)
OKLCH	oklch(54.28% 0.07 80.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.8007, 15.8506, 6.7837)
Luminance	0.1585 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856B3E #3E5885

analogous

#85473E #856B3E #7B853E

triadic

#856B3E #3E856B #6B3E85

tetradic

#856B3E #3E8547 #3E5885 #853E7B

square

#856B3E #3E8547 #3E5885 #853E7B

split-complementary

#856B3E #3E7B85 #473E85

monochromatic

#322817 #5B492B #856B3E #AE8C52 #C2A87C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.04

#856B3E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.17

#856B3E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856B3E

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856B3E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856B3E	1.00	5.04	4.17	5.04
#FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#766B3A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C723F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F6360

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856b3e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 107, 62);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.070 80.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa9574',
    500: '#856b3e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856b3e;
$custom-light: #aa9574;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856b3e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 62
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 38.028,
    "s": 36.41,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54282,
    "c": 0.07036,
    "h": 80.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1585
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856B3E

secondary

#7388AC

accent

#85CC5B

background

#FAF9F7

surface

#F4F1ED

border

#CECBC8

text

#100D08

muted

#7F7E7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #856B3E

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

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