#855A1B#855A1B

#855A1B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.095 H 72.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855A1B
RGB	rgb(133, 90, 27)
HSL	hsl(36, 66%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(36, 80%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 32.3%, 79.7%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.81, 11.86, 41.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.81, 42.93, 73.96°)
OKLab	oklab(50.27% 0.0292 0.0903)
OKLCH	oklch(50.27% 0.095 72.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.5279, 12.3792, 2.7137)
Luminance	0.1238 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855A1B #1B4685

analogous

#85251B #855A1B #7B851B

triadic

#855A1B #1B855A #5A1B85

tetradic

#855A1B #1B8525 #1B4685 #851B7B

square

#855A1B #1B8525 #1B4685 #851B7B

split-complementary

#855A1B #1B7B85 #251B85

monochromatic

#1F1506 #523811 #855A1B #B87C25 #D99B42

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.04

#855A1B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#855A1B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855A1B

6.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855A1B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855A1B	1.00	6.04	3.48	6.04
#FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#695D11

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#73671D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#914F4D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855a1b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 90, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.095 72.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad885c',
    500: '#855a1b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855a1b;
$custom-light: #ad885c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855a1b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 35.66,
    "s": 66.25,
    "l": 31.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50274,
    "c": 0.09487,
    "h": 72.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12378
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855A1B

secondary

#4473B8

accent

#84E93F

background

#FBF8F5

surface

#F6EFE9

border

#D0CAC5

text

#110B04

muted

#807C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #855A1B

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

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