#856E32#856E32

#856E32 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.084 H 88.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856E32
RGB	rgb(133, 110, 50)
HSL	hsl(43, 45%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(43, 62%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 17.3%, 62.4%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.46, 1.55, 36.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.46, 36.22, 87.54°)
OKLab	oklab(54.77% 0.0023 0.0838)
OKLCH	oklch(54.77% 0.084 88.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.8253, 16.3696, 5.3431)
Luminance	0.1637 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856E32 #324985

analogous

#854432 #856E32 #728532

triadic

#856E32 #32856E #6E3285

tetradic

#856E32 #328544 #324985 #853272

square

#856E32 #328544 #324985 #853272

split-complementary

#856E32 #327285 #443285

monochromatic

#2C2411 #594921 #856E32 #B19343 #C7AD6A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.91

#856E32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.27

#856E32 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856E32

4.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856E32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856E32	1.00	4.91	4.27	4.91
#FFFFFF	4.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A6D2C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7334

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#906561

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856e32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 110, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.084 88.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab976c',
    500: '#856e32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856e32;
$custom-light: #ab976c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856e32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 43.373,
    "s": 45.355,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54765,
    "c": 0.08382,
    "h": 88.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.16369
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856E32

secondary

#6479AF

accent

#77D553

background

#FAF9F6

surface

#F4F2EB

border

#CECCC6

text

#100D07

muted

#7F7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #856E32

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

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