#85542C#85542C

#85542C is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.085 H 58.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#85542C
RGB	rgb(133, 84, 44)
HSL	hsl(27, 50%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(27, 67%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 36.8%, 66.9%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.43, 16.35, 31.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.43, 35.35, 62.44°)
OKLab	oklab(49.25% 0.0451 0.0725)
OKLCH	oklch(49.25% 0.085 58.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.2988, 11.5103, 3.9037)
Luminance	0.1151 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#85542C #2C5D85

analogous

#852C31 #85542C #85802C

triadic

#85542C #2C8554 #542C85

tetradic

#85542C #31852C #2C5D85 #802C85

square

#85542C #31852C #2C5D85 #802C85

split-complementary

#85542C #2C8580 #2C3185

monochromatic

#291A0E #57371D #85542C #B3713B #CB9061

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.36

#85542C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#85542C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #85542C

6.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##85542C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##85542C	1.00	6.36	3.30	6.36
#FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635928

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E642C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#914A4B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #85542c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 84, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.085 58.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac8466',
    500: '#85542c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #85542c;
$custom-light: #ac8466;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#85542c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 26.966,
    "s": 50.282,
    "l": 34.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4925,
    "c": 0.08535,
    "h": 58.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11509
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#85542C

secondary

#5C8BB1

accent

#9BDA4E

background

#FBF8F6

surface

#F6EFEB

border

#D0CAC6

text

#110B06

muted

#807C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #85542C

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

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