#855238#855238

#855238 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.079 H 47.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855238
RGB	rgb(133, 82, 56)
HSL	hsl(20, 41%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(20, 58%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 38.3%, 57.9%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.09, 18.48, 24.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.09, 30.34, 52.49°)
OKLab	oklab(49.05% 0.0534 0.0579)
OKLCH	oklch(49.05% 0.079 47.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.4048, 11.3079, 5.2173)
Luminance	0.1131 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855238 #386B85

analogous

#853844 #855238 #857938

triadic

#855238 #388552 #523885

tetradic

#855238 #448538 #386B85 #793885

square

#855238 #448538 #386B85 #793885

split-complementary

#855238 #388579 #384485

monochromatic

#2F1D14 #5A3726 #855238 #B06D4A #C48F73

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.44

#855238 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.26

#855238 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855238

6.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855238	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855238	1.00	6.44	3.26	6.44
#FFFFFF	6.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605836

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C6338

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#90494C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855238;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 82, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.079 47.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac836f',
    500: '#855238',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855238;
$custom-light: #ac836f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855238",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 20.26,
    "s": 40.741,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49047,
    "c": 0.07874,
    "h": 47.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11307
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855238

secondary

#6C97AD

accent

#A8D157

background

#FAF8F6

surface

#F5EFEC

border

#CFCAC7

text

#110A07

muted

#807C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #855238

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

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