#856D39#856D39

#856D39 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.076 H 85.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856D39
RGB	rgb(133, 109, 57)
HSL	hsl(41, 40%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(41, 57%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 18%, 57.1%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.26, 2.71, 32.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.26, 32.39, 85.20°)
OKLab	oklab(54.64% 0.0066 0.0762)
OKLCH	oklch(54.64% 0.076 85)
XYZ	xyz(15.8807, 16.2201, 6.1644)
Luminance	0.1622 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856D39 #395185

analogous

#854739 #856D39 #778539

triadic

#856D39 #39856D #6D3985

tetradic

#856D39 #398547 #395185 #853977

square

#856D39 #398547 #395185 #853977

split-complementary

#856D39 #397785 #473985

monochromatic

#2F2714 #5A4A27 #856D39 #B0904B #C4AB75

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.95

#856D39 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.24

#856D39 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856D39

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856D39	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856D39	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)

#786C34

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E733B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F6561

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856d39;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 109, 57);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.076 85.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab9671',
    500: '#856d39',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856d39;
$custom-light: #ab9671;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856d39",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 57
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 41.053,
    "s": 40,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5464,
    "c": 0.07646,
    "h": 85
  },
  "luminance": 0.16219
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856D39

secondary

#6D81AD

accent

#7ED058

background

#FAF9F6

surface

#F4F2EC

border

#CECCC7

text

#100D08

muted

#7F7E7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #856D39

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

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