#856C2A#856C2A

#856C2A is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.090 H 88.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856C2A
RGB	rgb(133, 108, 42)
HSL	hsl(44, 52%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(44, 68%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 18.8%, 68.4%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.82, 2.14, 39.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.82, 39.52, 86.89°)
OKLab	oklab(54.24% 0.003 0.0896)
OKLCH	oklch(54.24% 0.09 88.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.4542, 15.8798, 4.4412)
Luminance	0.1588 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856C2A #2A4385

analogous

#853E2A #856C2A #71852A

triadic

#856C2A #2A856C #6C2A85

tetradic

#856C2A #2A853E #2A4385 #852A71

square

#856C2A #2A853E #2A4385 #852A71

split-complementary

#856C2A #2A7185 #3E2A85

monochromatic

#28200D #56461B #856C2A #B49239 #CCAE5D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#856C2A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#856C2A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856C2A

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856C2A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856C2A	1.00	5.03	4.18	5.03
#FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#786B22

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E722D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#90635E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856c2a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 108, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.090 88.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac9567',
    500: '#856c2a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856c2a;
$custom-light: #ac9567;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856c2a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 43.516,
    "s": 52,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54235,
    "c": 0.0896,
    "h": 88.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15879
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856C2A

secondary

#5971B2

accent

#74DB4C

background

#FAF9F6

surface

#F5F1EB

border

#CFCBC6

text

#100D06

muted

#7F7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #856C2A

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

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