#856F40#856F40

#856F40 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.070 H 85.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856F40
RGB	rgb(133, 111, 64)
HSL	hsl(41, 35%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(41, 52%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 16.5%, 51.9%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.91, 2.21, 29.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.91, 29.33, 85.68°)
OKLab	oklab(55.18% 0.0061 0.0701)
OKLCH	oklch(55.18% 0.07 85.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.2833, 16.7264, 7.2203)
Luminance	0.1673 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856F40 #405685

analogous

#854C40 #856F40 #788540

triadic

#856F40 #40856F #6F4085

tetradic

#856F40 #40854C #405685 #854078

square

#856F40 #40854C #405685 #854078

split-complementary

#856F40 #407885 #4C4085

monochromatic

#322A18 #5C4D2C #856F40 #AD9155 #C1AC7E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.83

#856F40 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.35

#856F40 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856F40

4.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856F40	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856F40	1.00	4.83	4.35	4.83
#FFFFFF	4.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#796E3C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7442

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F6864

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856f40;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 111, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.070 85.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa9876',
    500: '#856f40',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856f40;
$custom-light: #aa9876;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856f40",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 40.87,
    "s": 35.025,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55183,
    "c": 0.07039,
    "h": 85.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.16726
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856F40

secondary

#7587AC

accent

#80CB5D

background

#FAF9F7

surface

#F4F2ED

border

#CECCC8

text

#100D08

muted

#7F7E7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #856F40

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

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