#856E2C#856E2C

#856E2C is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.089 H 89.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856E2C
RGB	rgb(133, 110, 44)
HSL	hsl(44, 50%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(44, 67%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 17.3%, 66.9%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.39, 1.12, 39.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.39, 39.13, 88.36°)
OKLab	oklab(54.7% 0.0003 0.0891)
OKLCH	oklch(54.7% 0.089 89.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.7042, 16.3212, 4.7055)
Luminance	0.1632 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856E2C #2C4385

analogous

#85412C #856E2C #70852C

triadic

#856E2C #2C856E #6E2C85

tetradic

#856E2C #2C8541 #2C4385 #852C70

square

#856E2C #2C8541 #2C4385 #852C70

split-complementary

#856E2C #2C7085 #412C85

monochromatic

#29220E #57481D #856E2C #B3943B #CBAF61

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.92

#856E2C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.26

#856E2C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856E2C

4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856E2C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856E2C	1.00	4.92	4.26	4.92
#FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A6D25

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#80732F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#906560

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856e2c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 110, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.089 89.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab9768',
    500: '#856e2c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856e2c;
$custom-light: #ab9768;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856e2c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 44.494,
    "s": 50.282,
    "l": 34.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54696,
    "c": 0.08915,
    "h": 89.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1632
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856E2C

secondary

#5C72B1

accent

#72DA4E

background

#FAF9F6

surface

#F4F2EB

border

#CECCC6

text

#100D06

muted

#7F7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #856E2C

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

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