#856D2A#856D2A

#856D2A is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.090 H 89.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856D2A
RGB	rgb(133, 109, 42)
HSL	hsl(44, 52%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(44, 68%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 18%, 68.4%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.09, 1.56, 39.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.09, 39.79, 87.75°)
OKLab	oklab(54.45% 0.0013 0.0902)
OKLCH	oklch(54.45% 0.09 89.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.5602, 16.0919, 4.4765)
Luminance	0.1609 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856D2A #2A4285

analogous

#85402A #856D2A #70852A

triadic

#856D2A #2A856D #6D2A85

tetradic

#856D2A #2A8540 #2A4285 #852A70

square

#856D2A #2A8540 #2A4285 #852A70

split-complementary

#856D2A #2A7085 #402A85

monochromatic

#28210D #56471B #856D2A #B49339 #CCAF5D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.98

#856D2A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.22

#856D2A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856D2A

4.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856D2A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856D2A	1.00	4.98	4.22	4.98
#FFFFFF	4.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#796C22

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F722D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#90645F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856d2a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 109, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.090 89.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab9667',
    500: '#856d2a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856d2a;
$custom-light: #ab9667;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856d2a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 44.176,
    "s": 52,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54454,
    "c": 0.09019,
    "h": 89.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.16091
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856D2A

secondary

#5970B2

accent

#72DB4C

background

#FAF9F6

surface

#F5F1EB

border

#CFCBC6

text

#100D06

muted

#7F7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #856D2A

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

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