#855A17#855A17

#855A17 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.097 H 73.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855A17
RGB	rgb(133, 90, 23)
HSL	hsl(37, 71%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(37, 83%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 32.3%, 82.7%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.79, 11.70, 42.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.79, 44.46, 74.74°)
OKLab	oklab(50.24% 0.0282 0.0928)
OKLCH	oklch(50.24% 0.097 73.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.4847, 12.3619, 2.4863)
Luminance	0.1236 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855A17 #174285

analogous

#852317 #855A17 #798517

triadic

#855A17 #17855A #5A1785

tetradic

#855A17 #178523 #174285 #851779

square

#855A17 #178523 #174285 #851779

split-complementary

#855A17 #177985 #231785

monochromatic

#1D1305 #51370E #855A17 #B97D20 #DD9D3A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.05

#855A17 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#855A17 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855A17

6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855A17	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855A17	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)

#695C0A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#736719

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#914F4D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855a17;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 90, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.097 73.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad885a',
    500: '#855a17',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855a17;
$custom-light: #ad885a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855a17",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 36.545,
    "s": 70.513,
    "l": 30.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50244,
    "c": 0.09697,
    "h": 73.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12361
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855A17

secondary

#3F6FB9

accent

#80ED3B

background

#FBF8F5

surface

#F6EFE9

border

#D0CAC5

text

#110B04

muted

#807C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #855A17

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

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