#856B45#856B45

#856B45 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.063 H 76.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856B45
RGB	rgb(133, 107, 69)
HSL	hsl(36, 32%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(36, 48%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 19.5%, 48.1%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.89, 5.05, 25.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.89, 25.65, 78.65°)
OKLab	oklab(54.4% 0.015 0.0613)
OKLCH	oklch(54.4% 0.063 76.3)
XYZ	xyz(16.0053, 15.9325, 7.8613)
Luminance	0.1593 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856B45 #455F85

analogous

#854B45 #856B45 #7F8545

triadic

#856B45 #45856B #6B4585

tetradic

#856B45 #45854B #455F85 #85457F

square

#856B45 #45854B #455F85 #85457F

split-complementary

#856B45 #457F85 #4B4585

monochromatic

#342A1B #5D4B30 #856B45 #AB8B5D #C0A885

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#856B45 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#856B45 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856B45

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856B45	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856B45	1.00	5.02	4.19	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#756B42

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B7246

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E6462

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856b45;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 107, 69);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.063 76.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa9579',
    500: '#856b45',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856b45;
$custom-light: #aa9579;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856b45",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 69
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 35.625,
    "s": 31.683,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54401,
    "c": 0.06305,
    "h": 76.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15932
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856B45

secondary

#7B8EAB

accent

#8AC860

background

#FAF9F7

surface

#F4F1ED

border

#CECBC8

text

#100D09

muted

#7F7E7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #856B45

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

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