#856E2A#856E2A

#856E2A is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.091 H 90.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856E2A
RGB	rgb(133, 110, 42)
HSL	hsl(45, 52%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(45, 68%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 17.3%, 68.4%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.37, 0.99, 40.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.37, 40.07, 88.59°)
OKLab	oklab(54.67% -0.0004 0.0908)
OKLCH	oklch(54.67% 0.091 90.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.6675, 16.3065, 4.5123)
Luminance	0.1631 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856E2A #2A4185

analogous

#85412A #856E2A #6F852A

triadic

#856E2A #2A856E #6E2A85

tetradic

#856E2A #2A8541 #2A4185 #852A6F

square

#856E2A #2A8541 #2A4185 #852A6F

split-complementary

#856E2A #2A6F85 #412A85

monochromatic

#28210D #56481B #856E2A #B49439 #CCB05D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.93

#856E2A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.26

#856E2A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856E2A

4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856E2A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856E2A	1.00	4.93	4.26	4.93
#FFFFFF	4.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A6D22

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#80732D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#906560

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856e2a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 110, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.091 90.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab9767',
    500: '#856e2a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856e2a;
$custom-light: #ab9767;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856e2a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 44.835,
    "s": 52,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54674,
    "c": 0.09082,
    "h": 90.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.16306
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856E2A

secondary

#5970B2

accent

#71DB4C

background

#FAF9F6

surface

#F5F2EB

border

#CFCCC6

text

#100D06

muted

#7F7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #856E2A

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

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