#856C31#856C31

#856C31 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.084 H 86.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856C31
RGB	rgb(133, 108, 49)
HSL	hsl(42, 46%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(42, 63%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 18.8%, 63.2%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.89, 2.63, 36.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.89, 36.15, 85.82°)
OKLab	oklab(54.32% 0.0053 0.0834)
OKLCH	oklch(54.32% 0.084 86.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.5906, 15.9343, 5.1596)
Luminance	0.1593 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856C31 #314A85

analogous

#854231 #856C31 #748531

triadic

#856C31 #31856C #6C3185

tetradic

#856C31 #318542 #314A85 #853174

square

#856C31 #318542 #314A85 #853174

split-complementary

#856C31 #317485 #423185

monochromatic

#2C2310 #584821 #856C31 #B29041 #C8AB69

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#856C31 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#856C31 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856C31

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856C31	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856C31	1.00	5.02	4.19	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#786B2B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E7233

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#90635F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856c31;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 108, 49);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.084 86.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab956b',
    500: '#856c31',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856c31;
$custom-light: #ab956b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856c31",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 49
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 42.143,
    "s": 46.154,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54315,
    "c": 0.08355,
    "h": 86.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15933
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856C31

secondary

#6379AF

accent

#79D652

background

#FAF9F6

surface

#F4F1EB

border

#CECBC6

text

#100D07

muted

#7F7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #856C31

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

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