#855A36#855A36

#855A36 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.076 H 59.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855A36
RGB	rgb(133, 90, 54)
HSL	hsl(27, 42%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(27, 59%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 32.3%, 59.4%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.10, 13.59, 27.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.10, 30.87, 63.88°)
OKLab	oklab(50.59% 0.0384 0.0658)
OKLCH	oklch(50.59% 0.076 59.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.9957, 12.5663, 5.1777)
Luminance	0.1257 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855A36 #366185

analogous

#85363A #855A36 #858236

triadic

#855A36 #36855A #5A3685

tetradic

#855A36 #3A8536 #366185 #823685

square

#855A36 #3A8536 #366185 #823685

split-complementary

#855A36 #368582 #363A85

monochromatic

#2E1F13 #593D24 #855A36 #B17748 #C59770

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.98

#855A36 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.51

#855A36 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855A36

5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855A36	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855A36	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)

#675E33

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716736

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#905151

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855a36;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 90, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.076 59.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab886e',
    500: '#855a36',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855a36;
$custom-light: #ab886e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855a36",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 27.342,
    "s": 42.246,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50592,
    "c": 0.0762,
    "h": 59.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12565
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855A36

secondary

#698EAE

accent

#99D256

background

#FAF8F6

surface

#F4F0EC

border

#CECBC7

text

#100B07

muted

#7F7C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #855A36

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

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