#855A35#855A35

#855A35 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.077 H 60.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855A35
RGB	rgb(133, 90, 53)
HSL	hsl(28, 43%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(28, 60%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 32.3%, 60.2%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.09, 13.51, 28.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.09, 31.33, 64.46°)
OKLab	oklab(50.58% 0.038 0.067)
OKLCH	oklch(50.58% 0.077 60.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.9725, 12.5570, 5.0553)
Luminance	0.1256 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855A35 #356085

analogous

#853538 #855A35 #858235

triadic

#855A35 #35855A #5A3585

tetradic

#855A35 #388535 #356085 #823585

square

#855A35 #388535 #356085 #823585

split-complementary

#855A35 #358582 #353885

monochromatic

#2D1F12 #593C24 #855A35 #B17846 #C6976F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.98

#855A35 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.51

#855A35 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855A35

5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855A35	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855A35	1.00	5.98	3.51	5.98
#FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#675E32

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716735

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#905151

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855a35;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 90, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.077 60.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab886d',
    500: '#855a35',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855a35;
$custom-light: #ab886d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855a35",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 27.75,
    "s": 43.011,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50577,
    "c": 0.07697,
    "h": 60.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12556
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855A35

secondary

#688EAE

accent

#99D355

background

#FAF8F6

surface

#F5F0EB

border

#CFCBC6

text

#100B07

muted

#7F7C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #855A35

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

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