#856E49#856E49

#856E49 is a mid, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.060 H 78.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856E49
RGB	rgb(133, 110, 73)
HSL	hsl(37, 29%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(37, 45%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 17.3%, 45.1%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.78, 3.75, 24.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.78, 24.30, 81.13°)
OKLab	oklab(55.12% 0.0115 0.0589)
OKLCH	oklch(55.12% 0.06 78.9)
XYZ	xyz(16.4519, 16.6202, 8.6435)
Luminance	0.1662 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856E49 #496085

analogous

#855049 #856E49 #7E8549

triadic

#856E49 #49856E #6E4985

tetradic

#856E49 #498550 #496085 #85497E

square

#856E49 #498550 #496085 #85497E

split-complementary

#856E49 #497E85 #504985

monochromatic

#362D1E #5D4D33 #856E49 #A98E62 #BFAA8A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.86

#856E49 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.32

#856E49 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856E49

4.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856E49	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856E49	1.00	4.86	4.32	4.86
#FFFFFF	4.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#786E46

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D744A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E6765

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856e49;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 110, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.060 78.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa977c',
    500: '#856e49',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856e49;
$custom-light: #aa977c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856e49",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 37,
    "s": 29.126,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55123,
    "c": 0.05999,
    "h": 78.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.16619
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856E49

secondary

#7F90AB

accent

#88C562

background

#FAF9F7

surface

#F4F2EE

border

#CECCC9

text

#100D09

muted

#7F7E7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #856E49

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

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