#856E2E#856E2E

#856E2E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.087 H 89.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856E2E
RGB	rgb(133, 110, 46)
HSL	hsl(44, 49%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(44, 65%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 17.3%, 65.4%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.41, 1.26, 38.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.41, 38.17, 88.11°)
OKLab	oklab(54.72% 0.0009 0.0874)
OKLCH	oklch(54.72% 0.087 89.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.7427, 16.3366, 4.9083)
Luminance	0.1634 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856E2E #2E4585

analogous

#85432E #856E2E #70852E

triadic

#856E2E #2E856E #6E2E85

tetradic

#856E2E #2E8543 #2E4585 #852E70

square

#856E2E #2E8543 #2E4585 #852E70

split-complementary

#856E2E #2E7085 #432E85

monochromatic

#2A230F #58481E #856E2E #B2943E #C9AF64

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.92

#856E2E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.27

#856E2E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856E2E

4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856E2E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856E2E	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)

#7A6D27

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807331

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#906560

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856e2e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 110, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.087 89.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab9769',
    500: '#856e2e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856e2e;
$custom-light: #ab9769;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856e2e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 44.138,
    "s": 48.603,
    "l": 35.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54718,
    "c": 0.08744,
    "h": 89.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.16336
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856E2E

secondary

#5F74B0

accent

#74D850

background

#FAF9F6

surface

#F4F2EB

border

#CECCC6

text

#100D06

muted

#7F7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #856E2E

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

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