#856D2E#856D2E

#856D2E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.087 H 88.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856D2E
RGB	rgb(133, 109, 46)
HSL	hsl(43, 49%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(43, 65%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 18%, 65.4%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.13, 1.83, 37.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.13, 37.89, 87.23°)
OKLab	oklab(54.5% 0.0026 0.0868)
OKLCH	oklch(54.5% 0.087 88.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.6354, 16.1220, 4.8726)
Luminance	0.1612 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856D2E #2E4685

analogous

#85412E #856D2E #72852E

triadic

#856D2E #2E856D #6D2E85

tetradic

#856D2E #2E8541 #2E4685 #852E72

square

#856D2E #2E8541 #2E4685 #852E72

split-complementary

#856D2E #2E7285 #412E85

monochromatic

#2A220F #58481E #856D2E #B2923E #C9AD64

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.97

#856D2E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.22

#856D2E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856D2E

4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856D2E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856D2E	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)

#796C27

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7231

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#90645F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856d2e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 109, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.087 88.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab9669',
    500: '#856d2e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856d2e;
$custom-light: #ab9669;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856d2e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 43.448,
    "s": 48.603,
    "l": 35.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54498,
    "c": 0.08681,
    "h": 88.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.16121
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856D2E

secondary

#5F75B0

accent

#75D850

background

#FAF9F6

surface

#F4F1EB

border

#CECBC6

text

#100D06

muted

#7F7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #856D2E

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

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