#855517#855517

#855517 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.097 H 67.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855517
RGB	rgb(133, 85, 23)
HSL	hsl(34, 71%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(34, 83%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 36.1%, 82.7%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.49, 14.65, 41.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.49, 44.20, 70.65°)
OKLab	oklab(49.23% 0.0368 0.0902)
OKLCH	oklch(49.23% 0.097 67.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.0771, 11.5467, 2.3505)
Luminance	0.1154 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855517 #174785

analogous

#851E17 #855517 #7E8517

triadic

#855517 #178555 #551785

tetradic

#855517 #17851E #174785 #85177E

square

#855517 #17851E #174785 #85177E

split-complementary

#855517 #177E85 #1E1785

monochromatic

#1D1205 #51340E #855517 #B97620 #DD963A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.35

#855517 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#855517 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855517

6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855517	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855517	1.00	6.35	3.31	6.35
#FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#65590C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706419

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#924949

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855517;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 85, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.097 67.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae855a',
    500: '#855517',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855517;
$custom-light: #ae855a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855517",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 33.818,
    "s": 70.513,
    "l": 30.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49233,
    "c": 0.09743,
    "h": 67.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11545
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855517

secondary

#3F74B9

accent

#89ED3B

background

#FBF8F5

surface

#F6EFE9

border

#D0CAC5

text

#110B04

muted

#807C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #855517

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

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