#856D2C#856D2C

#856D2C is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.089 H 88.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856D2C
RGB	rgb(133, 109, 44)
HSL	hsl(44, 50%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(44, 67%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 18%, 66.9%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.11, 1.70, 38.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.11, 38.85, 87.50°)
OKLab	oklab(54.48% 0.0019 0.0885)
OKLCH	oklch(54.48% 0.089 88.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.5969, 16.1066, 4.6698)
Luminance	0.1611 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856D2C #2C4485

analogous

#85412C #856D2C #71852C

triadic

#856D2C #2C856D #6D2C85

tetradic

#856D2C #2C8541 #2C4485 #852C71

square

#856D2C #2C8541 #2C4485 #852C71

split-complementary

#856D2C #2C7185 #412C85

monochromatic

#29220E #57471D #856D2C #B3933B #CBAE61

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.97

#856D2C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.22

#856D2C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856D2C

4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856D2C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856D2C	1.00	4.97	4.22	4.97
#FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#796C25

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F722F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#90645F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856d2c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 109, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.089 88.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab9668',
    500: '#856d2c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856d2c;
$custom-light: #ab9668;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856d2c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 43.82,
    "s": 50.282,
    "l": 34.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54476,
    "c": 0.08853,
    "h": 88.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.16106
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856D2C

secondary

#5C73B1

accent

#74DA4E

background

#FAF9F6

surface

#F4F1EB

border

#CECBC6

text

#100D06

muted

#7F7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #856D2C

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

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