#856C2B#856C2B

#856C2B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.089 H 87.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856C2B
RGB	rgb(133, 108, 43)
HSL	hsl(43, 51%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(43, 68%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 18.8%, 67.7%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.83, 2.21, 38.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.83, 39.05, 86.76°)
OKLab	oklab(54.25% 0.0033 0.0887)
OKLCH	oklch(54.25% 0.089 87.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.4723, 15.8870, 4.5366)
Luminance	0.1589 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856C2B #2B4485

analogous

#853F2B #856C2B #71852B

triadic

#856C2B #2B856C #6C2B85

tetradic

#856C2B #2B853F #2B4485 #852B71

square

#856C2B #2B853F #2B4485 #852B71

split-complementary

#856C2B #2B7185 #3F2B85

monochromatic

#29210D #57461C #856C2B #B3923A #CBAD5F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#856C2B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#856C2B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856C2B

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856C2B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856C2B	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)

#786B24

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E722E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#90635E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856c2b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 108, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.089 87.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab9567',
    500: '#856c2b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856c2b;
$custom-light: #ab9567;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856c2b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 43.333,
    "s": 51.136,
    "l": 34.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54246,
    "c": 0.08877,
    "h": 87.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15886
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856C2B

secondary

#5B73B1

accent

#74DB4D

background

#FAF9F6

surface

#F5F1EB

border

#CFCBC6

text

#100D06

muted

#7F7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #856C2B

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

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