#856E2D#856E2D

#856E2D is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.088 H 89.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856E2D
RGB	rgb(133, 110, 45)
HSL	hsl(44, 49%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(44, 66%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 17.3%, 66.2%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.40, 1.19, 38.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.40, 38.65, 88.24°)
OKLab	oklab(54.71% 0.0006 0.0883)
OKLCH	oklch(54.71% 0.088 89.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.7232, 16.3288, 4.8057)
Luminance	0.1633 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856E2D #2D4485

analogous

#85422D #856E2D #70852D

triadic

#856E2D #2D856E #6E2D85

tetradic

#856E2D #2D8542 #2D4485 #852D70

square

#856E2D #2D8542 #2D4485 #852D70

split-complementary

#856E2D #2D7085 #422D85

monochromatic

#2A220E #57481E #856E2D #B3943C #CAAF62

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.92

#856E2D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.27

#856E2D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856E2D

4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856E2D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856E2D	1.00	4.92	4.27	4.92
#FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A6D26

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807330

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#906560

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856e2d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 110, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.088 89.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab9769',
    500: '#856e2d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856e2d;
$custom-light: #ab9769;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856e2d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 44.318,
    "s": 49.438,
    "l": 34.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54706,
    "c": 0.0883,
    "h": 89.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.16328
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856E2D

secondary

#5D73B0

accent

#73D94F

background

#FAF9F6

surface

#F4F2EB

border

#CECCC6

text

#100D06

muted

#7F7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #856E2D

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

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