#856C2D#856C2D

#856C2D is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.087 H 87.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856C2D
RGB	rgb(133, 108, 45)
HSL	hsl(43, 49%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(43, 66%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 18.8%, 66.2%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.85, 2.34, 38.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.85, 38.10, 86.48°)
OKLab	oklab(54.27% 0.0039 0.087)
OKLCH	oklch(54.27% 0.087 87.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.5099, 15.9021, 4.7346)
Luminance	0.1590 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856C2D #2D4685

analogous

#85402D #856C2D #72852D

triadic

#856C2D #2D856C #6C2D85

tetradic

#856C2D #2D8540 #2D4685 #852D72

square

#856C2D #2D8540 #2D4685 #852D72

split-complementary

#856C2D #2D7285 #402D85

monochromatic

#2A220E #57471E #856C2D #B3913C #CAAD62

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#856C2D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#856C2D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856C2D

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856C2D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856C2D	1.00	5.02	4.18	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#786B26

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E7230

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#90635E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856c2d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 108, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.087 87.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab9569',
    500: '#856c2d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856c2d;
$custom-light: #ab9569;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856c2d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 42.955,
    "s": 49.438,
    "l": 34.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54267,
    "c": 0.08709,
    "h": 87.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15901
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856C2D

secondary

#5D75B0

accent

#76D94F

background

#FAF9F6

surface

#F4F1EB

border

#CECBC6

text

#100D06

muted

#7F7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #856C2D

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

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