#856B4E#856B4E
#856B4E is a mid, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.054 H 69.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #856B4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(133, 107, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(32, 26%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(32, 41%, 52%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19.5%, 41.4%, 47.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.04, 6.09, 20.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.04, 21.06, 73.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.58% 0.0189 0.0501) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.58% 0.054 69.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.3062, 16.0528, 9.4459) |
| Luminance | 0.1605 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Dark Taupe
#7F684E
ΔE00 1.88
Dull Brown
#876E4B
ΔE00 2.49
Dirt
#8A6E45
ΔE00 3.85
Greyish Brown
#7A6A4F
ΔE00 4.56
Dirt Brown
#836539
ΔE00 4.96
Grey Brown
#7F7053
ΔE00 5.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#856B4E #4E6885
analogous
#85504E #856B4E #84854E
triadic
#856B4E #4E856B #6B4E85
tetradic
#856B4E #4E8550 #4E6885 #854E84
square
#856B4E #4E8550 #4E6885 #854E84
split-complementary
#856B4E #4E8485 #504E85
monochromatic
#382D21 #5E4C37 #856B4E #A78A69 #BEA890
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.99
#856B4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.21
#856B4E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #856B4E
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##856B4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##856B4E | 1.00 | 4.99 | 4.21 | 4.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#746C4C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7A724F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8E6563
Achromatopsia (no color)
#707070
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #856b4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 107, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.054 69.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#aa9580',
500: '#856b4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #856b4e; $custom-light: #aa9580; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#856b4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 133,
"g": 107,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 31.636,
"s": 26.066,
"l": 41.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54576,
"c": 0.05357,
"h": 69.4
},
"luminance": 0.16052
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#856B4E
secondary
#8496AA
accent
#91C265
background
#FAF9F7
surface
#F4F1EE
border
#CECBC9
text
#100D0A
muted
#7F7E7C