#856F2F#856F2F

#856F2F is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.087 H 90.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856F2F
RGB	rgb(133, 111, 47)
HSL	hsl(45, 48%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(45, 65%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 16.5%, 64.7%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.70, 0.75, 37.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.70, 37.98, 88.86°)
OKLab	oklab(54.95% -0.0004 0.0872)
OKLCH	oklch(54.95% 0.087 90.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.8712, 16.5615, 5.0495)
Luminance	0.1656 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856F2F #2F4585

analogous

#85442F #856F2F #70852F

triadic

#856F2F #2F856F #6F2F85

tetradic

#856F2F #2F8544 #2F4585 #852F70

square

#856F2F #2F8544 #2F4585 #852F70

split-complementary

#856F2F #2F7085 #442F85

monochromatic

#2B240F #58491F #856F2F #B2953F #C9AF66

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.87

#856F2F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.31

#856F2F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856F2F

4.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856F2F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856F2F	1.00	4.87	4.31	4.87
#FFFFFF	4.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B6E28

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807432

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#906661

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856f2f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 111, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.087 90.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab986a',
    500: '#856f2f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856f2f;
$custom-light: #ab986a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856f2f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 44.651,
    "s": 47.778,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54949,
    "c": 0.0872,
    "h": 90.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.16561
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856F2F

secondary

#6074B0

accent

#73D750

background

#FAF9F6

surface

#F4F2EB

border

#CECCC6

text

#100D07

muted

#7F7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #856F2F

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

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