#856C28#856C28

#856C28 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.091 H 88.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856C28
RGB	rgb(133, 108, 40)
HSL	hsl(44, 54%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(44, 70%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 18.8%, 69.9%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.80, 2.02, 40.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.80, 40.44, 87.14°)
OKLab	oklab(54.22% 0.0023 0.0912)
OKLCH	oklch(54.22% 0.091 88.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.4193, 15.8658, 4.2573)
Luminance	0.1587 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856C28 #284185

analogous

#853E28 #856C28 #708528

triadic

#856C28 #28856C #6C2885

tetradic

#856C28 #28853E #284185 #852870

square

#856C28 #28853E #284185 #852870

split-complementary

#856C28 #287085 #3E2885

monochromatic

#27200C #56461A #856C28 #B49236 #CDAE5A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#856C28 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.17

#856C28 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856C28

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856C28	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856C28	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)

#786B20

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E722B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#90635E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856c28;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 108, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.091 88.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac9566',
    500: '#856c28',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856c28;
$custom-light: #ac9566;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856c28",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 43.871,
    "s": 53.757,
    "l": 33.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54215,
    "c": 0.09121,
    "h": 88.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15865
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856C28

secondary

#566FB3

accent

#72DD4B

background

#FAF9F6

surface

#F5F1EB

border

#CFCBC6

text

#110D06

muted

#807E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #856C28

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

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