#856C2F#856C2F

#856C2F is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.085 H 86.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856C2F
RGB	rgb(133, 108, 47)
HSL	hsl(43, 48%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(43, 65%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 18.8%, 64.7%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.87, 2.48, 37.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.87, 37.13, 86.16°)
OKLab	oklab(54.29% 0.0046 0.0852)
OKLCH	oklch(54.29% 0.085 86.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.5493, 15.9178, 4.9422)
Luminance	0.1592 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856C2F #2F4885

analogous

#85412F #856C2F #73852F

triadic

#856C2F #2F856C #6C2F85

tetradic

#856C2F #2F8541 #2F4885 #852F73

square

#856C2F #2F8541 #2F4885 #852F73

split-complementary

#856C2F #2F7385 #412F85

monochromatic

#2B230F #58471F #856C2F #B2913F #C9AC66

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#856C2F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#856C2F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856C2F

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856C2F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856C2F	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)

#786B29

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E7231

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#90635F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856c2f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 108, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.085 86.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab956a',
    500: '#856c2f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856c2f;
$custom-light: #ab956a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856c2f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 42.558,
    "s": 47.778,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54291,
    "c": 0.08535,
    "h": 86.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15917
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856C2F

secondary

#6077B0

accent

#78D750

background

#FAF9F6

surface

#F4F1EB

border

#CECBC6

text

#100D06

muted

#7F7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #856C2F

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

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