#856B4F#856B4F
#856B4F is a mid, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.053 H 68.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #856B4F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(133, 107, 79) |
| HSL | hsl(31, 25%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(31, 41%, 52%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19.5%, 40.6%, 47.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.06, 6.21, 19.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.06, 20.56, 72.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.6% 0.0193 0.0489) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.6% 0.053 68.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.3423, 16.0673, 9.6361) |
| Luminance | 0.1607 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Dark Taupe
#7F684E
ΔE00 1.82
Dull Brown
#876E4B
ΔE00 2.83
Dirt
#8A6E45
ΔE00 4.20
Greyish Brown
#7A6A4F
ΔE00 4.69
Dirt Brown
#836539
ΔE00 5.28
Grey Brown
#7F7053
ΔE00 5.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#856B4F #4F6985
analogous
#85504F #856B4F #84854F
triadic
#856B4F #4F856B #6B4F85
tetradic
#856B4F #4F8550 #4F6985 #854F84
square
#856B4F #4F8550 #4F6985 #854F84
split-complementary
#856B4F #4F8485 #504F85
monochromatic
#382D21 #5F4C38 #856B4F #A78A6A #BEA891
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.98
#856B4F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.21
#856B4F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #856B4F
4.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##856B4F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##856B4F | 1.00 | 4.98 | 4.21 | 4.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#746C4D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7A7250
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8E6564
Achromatopsia (no color)
#707070
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #856b4f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 107, 79); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.053 68.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#aa9580',
500: '#856b4f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #856b4f; $custom-light: #aa9580; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#856b4f",
"rgb": {
"r": 133,
"g": 107,
"b": 79
},
"hsl": {
"h": 31.111,
"s": 25.472,
"l": 41.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54597,
"c": 0.05253,
"h": 68.4
},
"luminance": 0.16066
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#856B4F
secondary
#8697AA
accent
#92C266
background
#FAF9F7
surface
#F4F1EE
border
#CECBC9
text
#100D0A
muted
#7F7E7C