#856E35#856E35

#856E35 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.081 H 87.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856E35
RGB	rgb(133, 110, 53)
HSL	hsl(43, 43%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(43, 60%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 17.3%, 60.2%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.49, 1.79, 34.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.49, 34.72, 87.04°)
OKLab	oklab(54.8% 0.0034 0.0809)
OKLCH	oklch(54.8% 0.081 87.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.8921, 16.3963, 5.6952)
Luminance	0.1640 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856E35 #354C85

analogous

#854635 #856E35 #748535

triadic

#856E35 #35856E #6E3585

tetradic

#856E35 #358546 #354C85 #853574

square

#856E35 #358546 #354C85 #853574

split-complementary

#856E35 #357485 #463585

monochromatic

#2D2612 #594A24 #856E35 #B19246 #C6AD6F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.91

#856E35 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.28

#856E35 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856E35

4.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856E35	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856E35	1.00	4.91	4.28	4.91
#FFFFFF	4.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#796D30

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7337

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F6661

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856e35;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 110, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.081 87.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab976e',
    500: '#856e35',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856e35;
$custom-light: #ab976e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856e35",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 42.75,
    "s": 43.011,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54803,
    "c": 0.08099,
    "h": 87.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.16395
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856E35

secondary

#687CAE

accent

#79D355

background

#FAF9F6

surface

#F4F2EC

border

#CECCC7

text

#100D07

muted

#7F7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #856E35

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

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