#856D38#856D38

#856D38 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.077 H 85.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856D38
RGB	rgb(133, 109, 56)
HSL	hsl(41, 41%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(41, 58%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 18%, 57.9%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.25, 2.62, 32.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.25, 32.90, 85.43°)
OKLab	oklab(54.63% 0.0063 0.0772)
OKLCH	oklch(54.63% 0.077 85.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.8560, 16.2102, 6.0343)
Luminance	0.1621 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856D38 #385085

analogous

#854738 #856D38 #778538

triadic

#856D38 #38856D #6D3885

tetradic

#856D38 #388547 #385085 #853877

square

#856D38 #388547 #385085 #853877

split-complementary

#856D38 #387785 #473885

monochromatic

#2F2614 #5A4A26 #856D38 #B0904A #C4AB73

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.95

#856D38 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.24

#856D38 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856D38

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856D38	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856D38	1.00	4.95	4.24	4.95
#FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#786C33

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E733A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F6561

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856d38;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 109, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.077 85.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab9670',
    500: '#856d38',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856d38;
$custom-light: #ab9670;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856d38",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 41.299,
    "s": 40.741,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54625,
    "c": 0.07746,
    "h": 85.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.16209
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856D38

secondary

#6C80AD

accent

#7DD157

background

#FAF9F6

surface

#F4F2EC

border

#CECCC7

text

#100D07

muted

#7F7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #856D38

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

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