#856F3C#856F3C
#856F3C is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.075 H 86.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #856F3C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(133, 111, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 38%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 55%, 52%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16.5%, 54.9%, 47.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.86, 1.82, 31.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.86, 31.42, 86.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.12% 0.0045 0.0745) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.12% 0.075 86.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.1736, 16.6825, 6.6422) |
| Luminance | 0.1668 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Dirt
#8A6E45
ΔE00 3.96
Dull Brown
#876E4B
ΔE00 4.92
Dirt Brown
#836539
ΔE00 5.00
Grey Brown
#7F7053
ΔE00 6.17
Greyish Brown
#7A6A4F
ΔE00 7.00
Muddy Brown
#886806
ΔE00 7.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#856F3C #3C5285
analogous
#854A3C #856F3C #76853C
triadic
#856F3C #3C856F #6F3C85
tetradic
#856F3C #3C854A #3C5285 #853C76
square
#856F3C #3C854A #3C5285 #853C76
split-complementary
#856F3C #3C7685 #4A3C85
monochromatic
#312916 #5B4C29 #856F3C #AF924F #C3AC79
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.84
#856F3C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.34
#856F3C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #856F3C
4.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##856F3C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##856F3C | 1.00 | 4.84 | 4.34 | 4.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7A6E38
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F743E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8F6763
Achromatopsia (no color)
#727272
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #856f3c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 111, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.075 86.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#aa9873',
500: '#856f3c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #856f3c; $custom-light: #aa9873; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#856f3c",
"rgb": {
"r": 133,
"g": 111,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.918,
"s": 37.824,
"l": 37.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55121,
"c": 0.07461,
"h": 86.6
},
"luminance": 0.16682
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#856F3C
secondary
#7183AC
accent
#7DCE5A
background
#FAF9F7
surface
#F4F2ED
border
#CECCC8
text
#100D08
muted
#7F7E7B