#855A14#855A14

#855A14 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.098 H 73.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855A14
RGB	rgb(133, 90, 20)
HSL	hsl(37, 74%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(37, 85%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 32.3%, 85%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.77, 11.59, 44.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.77, 45.52, 75.24°)
OKLab	oklab(50.22% 0.0275 0.0945)
OKLCH	oklch(50.22% 0.098 73.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.4563, 12.3506, 2.3369)
Luminance	0.1235 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855A14 #143F85

analogous

#852114 #855A14 #788514

triadic

#855A14 #14855A #5A1485

tetradic

#855A14 #148521 #143F85 #851478

square

#855A14 #148521 #143F85 #851478

split-complementary

#855A14 #147885 #211485

monochromatic

#1B1204 #50360C #855A14 #BA7E1C #E09E33

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.05

#855A14 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#855A14 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855A14

6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855A14	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855A14	1.00	6.05	3.47	6.05
#FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#695C05

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#736717

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#924F4D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855a14;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 90, 20);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.098 73.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad8859',
    500: '#855a14',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855a14;
$custom-light: #ad8859;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855a14",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 20
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 37.168,
    "s": 73.856,
    "l": 30
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50225,
    "c": 0.09839,
    "h": 73.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12349
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855A14

secondary

#3B6BBA

accent

#7EF137

background

#FBF8F5

surface

#F6EFE9

border

#D0CAC5

text

#110B04

muted

#807C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #855A14

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

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