#856D4C#856D4C

#856D4C is a mid, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.056 H 75.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856D4C
RGB	rgb(133, 109, 76)
HSL	hsl(35, 27%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(35, 43%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 18%, 42.9%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.55, 4.68, 21.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.55, 22.48, 77.99°)
OKLab	oklab(54.97% 0.0146 0.0544)
OKLCH	oklch(54.97% 0.056 75)
XYZ	xyz(16.4465, 16.4464, 9.1443)
Luminance	0.1645 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856D4C #4C6485

analogous

#85504C #856D4C #80854C

triadic

#856D4C #4C856D #6D4C85

tetradic

#856D4C #4C8550 #4C6485 #854C80

square

#856D4C #4C8550 #4C6485 #854C80

split-complementary

#856D4C #4C8085 #504C85

monochromatic

#372D1F #5E4D36 #856D4C #A88C66 #BEAA8D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.90

#856D4C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.29

#856D4C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856D4C

4.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856D4C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856D4C	1.00	4.90	4.29	4.90
#FFFFFF	4.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#766D4A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C734D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E6765

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856d4c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 109, 76);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.056 75.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa967e',
    500: '#856d4c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856d4c;
$custom-light: #aa967e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856d4c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 76
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 34.737,
    "s": 27.273,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54965,
    "c": 0.05626,
    "h": 75
  },
  "luminance": 0.16446
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856D4C

secondary

#8293AA

accent

#8CC464

background

#FAF9F7

surface

#F4F2EE

border

#CECCC9

text

#100D0A

muted

#7F7E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #856D4C

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

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