#856F63#856F63

#856F63 is a mid, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.033 H 50.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856F63
RGB	rgb(133, 111, 99)
HSL	hsl(21, 15%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(21, 26%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 16.5%, 25.6%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.58, 6.67, 9.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.58, 11.95, 56.06°)
OKLab	oklab(55.93% 0.0213 0.0256)
OKLCH	oklch(55.93% 0.033 50.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.6096, 17.2569, 14.2053)
Luminance	0.1726 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856F63 #637985

analogous

#856368 #856F63 #858063

triadic

#856F63 #63856F #6F6385

tetradic

#856F63 #688563 #637985 #806385

square

#856F63 #688563 #637985 #806385

split-complementary

#856F63 #638580 #636885

monochromatic

#3F342F #625249 #856F63 #A28E83 #BDAEA6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.72

#856F63 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.45

#856F63 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856F63

4.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856F63	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856F63	1.00	4.72	4.45	4.72
#FFFFFF	4.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#757162

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A7563

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B6B6C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856f63;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 111, 99);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.033 50.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a9988f',
    500: '#856f63',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856f63;
$custom-light: #a9988f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856f63",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 99
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 21.176,
    "s": 14.655,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55927,
    "c": 0.03331,
    "h": 50.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17256
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856F63

secondary

#98A5AB

accent

#9EB770

background

#FAF9F8

surface

#F4F2F0

border

#CECCCB

text

#100D0C

muted

#7F7E7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #856F63

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

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