#856C22#856C22

#856C22 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.096 H 89.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856C22
RGB	rgb(133, 108, 34)
HSL	hsl(45, 59%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(45, 74%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 18.8%, 74.4%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.75, 1.67, 43.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.75, 43.08, 87.77°)
OKLab	oklab(54.16% 0.0006 0.0957)
OKLCH	oklch(54.16% 0.096 89.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.3250, 15.8281, 3.7610)
Luminance	0.1583 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856C22 #223B85

analogous

#853A22 #856C22 #6D8522

triadic

#856C22 #22856C #6C2285

tetradic

#856C22 #22853A #223B85 #85226D

square

#856C22 #22853A #223B85 #85226D

split-complementary

#856C22 #226D85 #3A2285

monochromatic

#241D09 #544416 #856C22 #B6942E #D2B14F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.04

#856C22 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.17

#856C22 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856C22

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856C22	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856C22	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)

#796B17

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7226

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#90635D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856c22;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 108, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.096 89.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac9562',
    500: '#856c22',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856c22;
$custom-light: #ac9562;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856c22",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 44.848,
    "s": 59.281,
    "l": 32.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54159,
    "c": 0.09566,
    "h": 89.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15827
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856C22

secondary

#4D68B6

accent

#6DE245

background

#FBF9F6

surface

#F6F1EB

border

#D0CBC6

text

#110D05

muted

#807E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #856C22

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

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