#855949#855949

#855949 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.064 H 40.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855949
RGB	rgb(133, 89, 73)
HSL	hsl(16, 29%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(16, 45%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 33.1%, 45.1%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.17, 16.09, 16.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.17, 23.14, 45.92°)
OKLab	oklab(50.76% 0.0482 0.0416)
OKLCH	oklch(50.76% 0.064 40.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.4485, 12.6134, 7.9757)
Luminance	0.1261 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855949 #497585

analogous

#854957 #855949 #857749

triadic

#855949 #498559 #594985

tetradic

#855949 #578549 #497585 #774985

square

#855949 #578549 #497585 #774985

split-complementary

#855949 #498577 #495785

monochromatic

#36241E #5D3F33 #855949 #A97562 #BF988A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#855949 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#855949 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855949

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855949	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855949	1.00	5.96	3.52	5.96
#FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645E48

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E6749

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F5255

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855949;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 89, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.064 40.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa887b',
    500: '#855949',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855949;
$custom-light: #aa887b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855949",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 16,
    "s": 29.126,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50756,
    "c": 0.0637,
    "h": 40.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12612
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855949

secondary

#7F9FAB

accent

#ABC562

background

#FAF8F7

surface

#F4EFEE

border

#CECAC9

text

#100B09

muted

#7F7C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #855949

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

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