#856F61#856F61

#856F61 is a mid, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.035 H 54.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856F61
RGB	rgb(133, 111, 97)
HSL	hsl(23, 16%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(23, 27%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 16.5%, 27.1%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.53, 6.36, 11.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.53, 12.73, 60.02°)
OKLab	oklab(55.87% 0.0204 0.0284)
OKLCH	oklch(55.87% 0.035 54.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.5152, 17.2191, 13.7079)
Luminance	0.1722 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856F61 #617785

analogous

#856165 #856F61 #858161

triadic

#856F61 #61856F #6F6185

tetradic

#856F61 #658561 #617785 #816185

square

#856F61 #658561 #617785 #816185

split-complementary

#856F61 #618581 #616585

monochromatic

#3E342D #625147 #856F61 #A38E80 #BDADA4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.73

#856F61 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.44

#856F61 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856F61

4.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856F61	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856F61	1.00	4.73	4.44	4.73
#FFFFFF	4.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#757160

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A7561

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C6B6B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856f61;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 111, 97);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.035 54.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a9988e',
    500: '#856f61',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856f61;
$custom-light: #a9988e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856f61",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 97
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 23.333,
    "s": 15.652,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55874,
    "c": 0.03497,
    "h": 54.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17218
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856F61

secondary

#97A3AB

accent

#9CB86F

background

#FAF9F8

surface

#F4F2F0

border

#CECCCB

text

#100D0C

muted

#7F7E7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #856F61

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

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