#856E2F#856E2F

#856E2F is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.087 H 89.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856E2F
RGB	rgb(133, 110, 47)
HSL	hsl(44, 48%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(44, 65%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 17.3%, 64.7%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.42, 1.33, 37.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.42, 37.69, 87.98°)
OKLab	oklab(54.73% 0.0013 0.0865)
OKLCH	oklch(54.73% 0.087 89.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.7627, 16.3445, 5.0133)
Luminance	0.1634 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856E2F #2F4685

analogous

#85432F #856E2F #71852F

triadic

#856E2F #2F856E #6E2F85

tetradic

#856E2F #2F8543 #2F4685 #852F71

square

#856E2F #2F8543 #2F4685 #852F71

split-complementary

#856E2F #2F7185 #432F85

monochromatic

#2B230F #58491F #856E2F #B2933F #C9AE66

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.92

#856E2F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.27

#856E2F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856E2F

4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856E2F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856E2F	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)

#7A6D28

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7332

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#906560

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856e2f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 110, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.087 89.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab976a',
    500: '#856e2f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856e2f;
$custom-light: #ab976a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856e2f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 43.953,
    "s": 47.778,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54729,
    "c": 0.08655,
    "h": 89.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.16344
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856E2F

secondary

#6075B0

accent

#75D750

background

#FAF9F6

surface

#F4F2EB

border

#CECCC6

text

#100D07

muted

#7F7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #856E2F

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

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