#856D2F#856D2F

#856D2F is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.086 H 88.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856D2F
RGB	rgb(133, 109, 47)
HSL	hsl(43, 48%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(43, 65%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 18%, 64.7%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.14, 1.91, 37.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.14, 37.41, 87.08°)
OKLab	oklab(54.51% 0.003 0.0859)
OKLCH	oklch(54.51% 0.086 88)
XYZ	xyz(15.6554, 16.1300, 4.9776)
Luminance	0.1613 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856D2F #2F4785

analogous

#85422F #856D2F #72852F

triadic

#856D2F #2F856D #6D2F85

tetradic

#856D2F #2F8542 #2F4785 #852F72

square

#856D2F #2F8542 #2F4785 #852F72

split-complementary

#856D2F #2F7285 #422F85

monochromatic

#2B230F #58481F #856D2F #B2923F #C9AD66

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.97

#856D2F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.23

#856D2F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856D2F

4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856D2F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856D2F	1.00	4.97	4.23	4.97
#FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#796C28

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7332

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#90645F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856d2f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 109, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.086 88.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab966a',
    500: '#856d2f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856d2f;
$custom-light: #ab966a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856d2f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 43.256,
    "s": 47.778,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54509,
    "c": 0.08593,
    "h": 88
  },
  "luminance": 0.16129
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856D2F

secondary

#6076B0

accent

#76D750

background

#FAF9F6

surface

#F4F1EB

border

#CECBC6

text

#100D06

muted

#7F7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #856D2F

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

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