#855A23#855A23

#855A23 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.090 H 69.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855A23
RGB	rgb(133, 90, 35)
HSL	hsl(34, 58%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(34, 74%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 32.3%, 73.7%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.88, 12.26, 37.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.88, 39.57, 71.96°)
OKLab	oklab(50.35% 0.0315 0.0843)
OKLCH	oklch(50.35% 0.09 69.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.6334, 12.4214, 3.2693)
Luminance	0.1242 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855A23 #234E85

analogous

#852923 #855A23 #7F8523

triadic

#855A23 #23855A #5A2385

tetradic

#855A23 #238529 #234E85 #85237F

square

#855A23 #238529 #234E85 #85237F

split-complementary

#855A23 #237F85 #292385

monochromatic

#241809 #553916 #855A23 #B57B30 #D19951

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.03

#855A23 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#855A23 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855A23

6.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855A23	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855A23	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)

#695D1C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#736724

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#91504E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855a23;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 90, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.090 69.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad8861',
    500: '#855a23',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855a23;
$custom-light: #ad8861;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855a23",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 33.673,
    "s": 58.333,
    "l": 32.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50346,
    "c": 0.09002,
    "h": 69.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1242
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855A23

secondary

#4F7CB5

accent

#8AE246

background

#FBF8F5

surface

#F6EFEA

border

#D0CAC6

text

#110B05

muted

#807C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #855A23

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

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