#856D2B#856D2B

#856D2B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.089 H 89.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856D2B
RGB	rgb(133, 109, 43)
HSL	hsl(44, 51%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(44, 68%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 18%, 67.7%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.10, 1.63, 39.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.10, 39.32, 87.63°)
OKLab	oklab(54.47% 0.0016 0.0894)
OKLCH	oklch(54.47% 0.089 89)
XYZ	xyz(15.5784, 16.0992, 4.5719)
Luminance	0.1610 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856D2B #2B4385

analogous

#85402B #856D2B #70852B

triadic

#856D2B #2B856D #6D2B85

tetradic

#856D2B #2B8540 #2B4385 #852B70

square

#856D2B #2B8540 #2B4385 #852B70

split-complementary

#856D2B #2B7085 #402B85

monochromatic

#29210D #57471C #856D2B #B3933A #CBAE5F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.98

#856D2B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.22

#856D2B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856D2B

4.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856D2B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856D2B	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)

#796C23

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F722E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#90645F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856d2b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 109, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.089 89.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab9668',
    500: '#856d2b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856d2b;
$custom-light: #ab9668;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856d2b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 44,
    "s": 51.136,
    "l": 34.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54465,
    "c": 0.08936,
    "h": 89
  },
  "luminance": 0.16098
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856D2B

secondary

#5B72B1

accent

#73DB4D

background

#FAF9F6

surface

#F5F1EB

border

#CFCBC6

text

#100D06

muted

#7F7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #856D2B

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

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