#856C2C#856C2C

#856C2C is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.088 H 87.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856C2C
RGB	rgb(133, 108, 44)
HSL	hsl(43, 50%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(43, 67%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 18.8%, 66.9%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.84, 2.27, 38.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.84, 38.57, 86.62°)
OKLab	oklab(54.26% 0.0036 0.0879)
OKLCH	oklch(54.26% 0.088 87.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.4909, 15.8944, 4.6344)
Luminance	0.1589 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856C2C #2C4585

analogous

#85402C #856C2C #72852C

triadic

#856C2C #2C856C #6C2C85

tetradic

#856C2C #2C8540 #2C4585 #852C72

square

#856C2C #2C8540 #2C4585 #852C72

split-complementary

#856C2C #2C7285 #402C85

monochromatic

#29210E #57471D #856C2C #B3913B #CBAD61

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#856C2C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#856C2C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856C2C

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856C2C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856C2C	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)

#786B25

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E722F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#90635E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856c2c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 108, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.088 87.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab9568',
    500: '#856c2c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856c2c;
$custom-light: #ab9568;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856c2c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 43.146,
    "s": 50.282,
    "l": 34.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54256,
    "c": 0.08793,
    "h": 87.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15894
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856C2C

secondary

#5C74B1

accent

#75DA4E

background

#FAF9F6

surface

#F5F1EB

border

#CFCBC6

text

#100D06

muted

#7F7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #856C2C

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

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