#855A16#855A16

#855A16 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.097 H 73.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855A16
RGB	rgb(133, 90, 22)
HSL	hsl(37, 72%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(37, 83%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 32.3%, 83.5%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.78, 11.67, 43.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.78, 44.82, 74.91°)
OKLab	oklab(50.24% 0.028 0.0934)
OKLCH	oklch(50.24% 0.097 73.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.4749, 12.3580, 2.4346)
Luminance	0.1236 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855A16 #164185

analogous

#852316 #855A16 #788516

triadic

#855A16 #16855A #5A1685

tetradic

#855A16 #168523 #164185 #851678

square

#855A16 #168523 #164185 #851678

split-complementary

#855A16 #167885 #231685

monochromatic

#1C1305 #50360D #855A16 #BA7E1F #DE9D37

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.05

#855A16 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#855A16 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855A16

6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855A16	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855A16	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)

#695C09

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#736718

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#914F4D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855a16;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 90, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.097 73.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad885a',
    500: '#855a16',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855a16;
$custom-light: #ad885a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855a16",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 36.757,
    "s": 71.613,
    "l": 30.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50237,
    "c": 0.09746,
    "h": 73.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12357
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855A16

secondary

#3E6DB9

accent

#80EE39

background

#FBF8F5

surface

#F6EFE9

border

#D0CAC5

text

#110B04

muted

#807C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #855A16

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

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