#855A21#855A21

#855A21 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.091 H 70.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855A21
RGB	rgb(133, 90, 33)
HSL	hsl(34, 60%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(34, 75%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 32.3%, 75.2%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.86, 12.15, 38.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.86, 40.44, 72.52°)
OKLab	oklab(50.33% 0.0309 0.0859)
OKLCH	oklch(50.33% 0.091 70.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.6045, 12.4099, 3.1174)
Luminance	0.1241 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855A21 #214C85

analogous

#852821 #855A21 #7E8521

triadic

#855A21 #21855A #5A2185

tetradic

#855A21 #218528 #214C85 #85217E

square

#855A21 #218528 #214C85 #85217E

split-complementary

#855A21 #217E85 #282185

monochromatic

#231809 #543915 #855A21 #B67B2D #D39A4D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.03

#855A21 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#855A21 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855A21

6.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855A21	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855A21	1.00	6.03	3.48	6.03
#FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#695D1A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#736722

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#914F4E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855a21;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 90, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.091 70.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad8860',
    500: '#855a21',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855a21;
$custom-light: #ad8860;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855a21",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 34.2,
    "s": 60.241,
    "l": 32.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50326,
    "c": 0.09131,
    "h": 70.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12409
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855A21

secondary

#4C79B6

accent

#89E344

background

#FBF8F5

surface

#F6EFE9

border

#D0CAC5

text

#110B05

muted

#807C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #855A21

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

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