#856D35#856D35

#856D35 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.080 H 86.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856D35
RGB	rgb(133, 109, 53)
HSL	hsl(42, 43%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(42, 60%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 18%, 60.2%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.21, 2.37, 34.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.21, 34.43, 86.06°)
OKLab	oklab(54.58% 0.0051 0.0802)
OKLCH	oklch(54.58% 0.08 86.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.7848, 16.1818, 5.6594)
Luminance	0.1618 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856D35 #354D85

analogous

#854535 #856D35 #758535

triadic

#856D35 #35856D #6D3585

tetradic

#856D35 #358545 #354D85 #853575

square

#856D35 #358545 #354D85 #853575

split-complementary

#856D35 #357585 #453585

monochromatic

#2D2512 #594924 #856D35 #B19146 #C6AC6F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.96

#856D35 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.24

#856D35 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856D35

4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856D35	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856D35	1.00	4.96	4.24	4.96
#FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#786C30

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E7337

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F6560

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856d35;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 109, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.080 86.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab966e',
    500: '#856d35',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856d35;
$custom-light: #ab966e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856d35",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 42,
    "s": 43.011,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54584,
    "c": 0.08038,
    "h": 86.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.16181
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856D35

secondary

#687DAE

accent

#7BD355

background

#FAF9F6

surface

#F4F2EC

border

#CECCC7

text

#100D07

muted

#7F7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #856D35

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

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