#856D36#856D36

#856D36 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.079 H 86.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856D36
RGB	rgb(133, 109, 54)
HSL	hsl(42, 42%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(42, 59%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 18%, 59.4%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.22, 2.45, 33.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.22, 33.92, 85.86°)
OKLab	oklab(54.6% 0.0055 0.0792)
OKLCH	oklch(54.6% 0.079 86)
XYZ	xyz(15.8081, 16.1911, 5.7819)
Luminance	0.1619 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856D36 #364E85

analogous

#854636 #856D36 #768536

triadic

#856D36 #36856D #6D3685

tetradic

#856D36 #368546 #364E85 #853676

square

#856D36 #368546 #364E85 #853676

split-complementary

#856D36 #367685 #463685

monochromatic

#2E2613 #594924 #856D36 #B19148 #C5AB70

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.96

#856D36 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.24

#856D36 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856D36

4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856D36	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856D36	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)

#786C31

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E7338

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F6560

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856d36;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 109, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.079 86.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab966f',
    500: '#856d36',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856d36;
$custom-light: #ab966f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856d36",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 41.772,
    "s": 42.246,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54598,
    "c": 0.07942,
    "h": 86
  },
  "luminance": 0.1619
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856D36

secondary

#697EAE

accent

#7CD256

background

#FAF9F6

surface

#F4F2EC

border

#CECCC7

text

#100D07

muted

#7F7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #856D36

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

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