#855A37#855A37

#855A37 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.075 H 59.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855A37
RGB	rgb(133, 90, 55)
HSL	hsl(27, 41%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(27, 59%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 32.3%, 58.6%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.12, 13.68, 27.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.12, 30.41, 63.28°)
OKLab	oklab(50.61% 0.0388 0.0647)
OKLCH	oklch(50.61% 0.075 59.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.0195, 12.5758, 5.3027)
Luminance	0.1258 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855A37 #376285

analogous

#85373B #855A37 #858137

triadic

#855A37 #37855A #5A3785

tetradic

#855A37 #3B8537 #376285 #813785

square

#855A37 #3B8537 #376285 #813785

split-complementary

#855A37 #378581 #373B85

monochromatic

#2E1F13 #5A3D25 #855A37 #B07749 #C59772

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.97

#855A37 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#855A37 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855A37

5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855A37	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855A37	1.00	5.97	3.52	5.97
#FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#675E34

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716737

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#905152

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855a37;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 90, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.075 59.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab886e',
    500: '#855a37',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855a37;
$custom-light: #ab886e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855a37",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 26.923,
    "s": 41.489,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50608,
    "c": 0.07544,
    "h": 59.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12575
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855A37

secondary

#6A8FAD

accent

#9AD156

background

#FAF8F6

surface

#F4F0EC

border

#CECBC7

text

#100B07

muted

#7F7C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #855A37

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

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