#856D2D#856D2D

#856D2D is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.088 H 88.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856D2D
RGB	rgb(133, 109, 45)
HSL	hsl(44, 49%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(44, 66%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 18%, 66.2%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.12, 1.76, 38.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.12, 38.37, 87.36°)
OKLab	oklab(54.49% 0.0023 0.0877)
OKLCH	oklch(54.49% 0.088 88.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.6160, 16.1142, 4.7699)
Luminance	0.1611 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856D2D #2D4585

analogous

#85412D #856D2D #71852D

triadic

#856D2D #2D856D #6D2D85

tetradic

#856D2D #2D8541 #2D4585 #852D71

square

#856D2D #2D8541 #2D4585 #852D71

split-complementary

#856D2D #2D7185 #412D85

monochromatic

#2A220E #57481E #856D2D #B3923C #CAAE62

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.97

#856D2D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.22

#856D2D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856D2D

4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856D2D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856D2D	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)

#796C26

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7230

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#90645F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856d2d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 109, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.088 88.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab9669',
    500: '#856d2d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856d2d;
$custom-light: #ab9669;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856d2d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 43.636,
    "s": 49.438,
    "l": 34.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54487,
    "c": 0.08768,
    "h": 88.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.16113
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856D2D

secondary

#5D74B0

accent

#75D94F

background

#FAF9F6

surface

#F4F1EB

border

#CECBC6

text

#100D06

muted

#7F7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #856D2D

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

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