#856B42#856B42

#856B42 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.066 H 78.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856B42
RGB	rgb(133, 107, 66)
HSL	hsl(37, 34%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(37, 50%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 19.5%, 50.4%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.84, 4.73, 26.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.84, 27.20, 79.98°)
OKLab	oklab(54.35% 0.0137 0.0648)
OKLCH	oklch(54.35% 0.066 78.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.9146, 15.8962, 7.3832)
Luminance	0.1590 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856B42 #425C85

analogous

#854A42 #856B42 #7E8542

triadic

#856B42 #42856B #6B4285

tetradic

#856B42 #42854A #425C85 #85427E

square

#856B42 #42854A #425C85 #85427E

split-complementary

#856B42 #427E85 #4A4285

monochromatic

#332919 #5C4A2E #856B42 #AC8C58 #C0A881

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#856B42 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#856B42 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856B42

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856B42	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856B42	1.00	5.03	4.18	5.03
#FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#756B3F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C7243

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F6461

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856b42;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 107, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.066 78.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa9577',
    500: '#856b42',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856b42;
$custom-light: #aa9577;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856b42",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 36.716,
    "s": 33.668,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54348,
    "c": 0.0662,
    "h": 78.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15895
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856B42

secondary

#788CAB

accent

#88CA5E

background

#FAF9F7

surface

#F4F1ED

border

#CECBC8

text

#100D08

muted

#7F7E7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #856B42

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

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