#856C27#856C27

#856C27 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.092 H 88.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856C27
RGB	rgb(133, 108, 39)
HSL	hsl(44, 55%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(44, 71%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 18.8%, 70.7%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.79, 1.95, 40.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.79, 40.89, 87.26°)
OKLab	oklab(54.21% 0.002 0.092)
OKLCH	oklch(54.21% 0.092 88.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.4025, 15.8591, 4.1689)
Luminance	0.1586 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856C27 #274085

analogous

#853D27 #856C27 #6F8527

triadic

#856C27 #27856C #6C2785

tetradic

#856C27 #27853D #274085 #85276F

square

#856C27 #27853D #274085 #85276F

split-complementary

#856C27 #276F85 #3D2785

monochromatic

#261F0B #564619 #856C27 #B49235 #CEAF58

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#856C27 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.17

#856C27 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856C27

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856C27	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856C27	1.00	5.03	4.17	5.03
#FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#786B1E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F722A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#90635E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856c27;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 108, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.092 88.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac9565',
    500: '#856c27',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856c27;
$custom-light: #ac9565;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856c27",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 44.043,
    "s": 54.651,
    "l": 33.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54205,
    "c": 0.09198,
    "h": 88.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15858
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856C27

secondary

#556EB3

accent

#71DE4A

background

#FAF9F6

surface

#F5F1EB

border

#CFCBC6

text

#110D06

muted

#807E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #856C27

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

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