#856C32#856C32

#856C32 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.083 H 86.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856C32
RGB	rgb(133, 108, 50)
HSL	hsl(42, 45%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(42, 62%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 18.8%, 62.4%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.90, 2.71, 35.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.90, 35.65, 85.64°)
OKLab	oklab(54.33% 0.0057 0.0824)
OKLCH	oklch(54.33% 0.083 86)
XYZ	xyz(15.6119, 15.9429, 5.2720)
Luminance	0.1594 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856C32 #324B85

analogous

#854232 #856C32 #748532

triadic

#856C32 #32856C #6C3285

tetradic

#856C32 #328542 #324B85 #853274

square

#856C32 #328542 #324B85 #853274

split-complementary

#856C32 #327485 #423285

monochromatic

#2C2411 #594821 #856C32 #B19043 #C7AB6A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.01

#856C32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#856C32 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856C32

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856C32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856C32	1.00	5.01	4.19	5.01
#FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#786B2C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E7234

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#90635F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856c32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 108, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.083 86.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab956c',
    500: '#856c32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856c32;
$custom-light: #ab956c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856c32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 41.928,
    "s": 45.355,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54327,
    "c": 0.08263,
    "h": 86
  },
  "luminance": 0.15942
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856C32

secondary

#647BAF

accent

#7AD553

background

#FAF9F6

surface

#F4F1EB

border

#CECBC6

text

#100D07

muted

#7F7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #856C32

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

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