#855A38#855A38

#855A38 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.075 H 58.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855A38
RGB	rgb(133, 90, 56)
HSL	hsl(26, 41%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(26, 58%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 32.3%, 57.9%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.13, 13.76, 26.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.13, 29.96, 62.65°)
OKLab	oklab(50.63% 0.0392 0.0636)
OKLCH	oklch(50.63% 0.075 58.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.0437, 12.5855, 5.4302)
Luminance	0.1258 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855A38 #386385

analogous

#85383C #855A38 #858138

triadic

#855A38 #38855A #5A3885

tetradic

#855A38 #3C8538 #386385 #813885

square

#855A38 #3C8538 #386385 #813885

split-complementary

#855A38 #388581 #383C85

monochromatic

#2F2014 #5A3D26 #855A38 #B0774A #C49773

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.97

#855A38 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#855A38 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855A38

5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855A38	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855A38	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)

#675E35

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716738

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#905152

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855a38;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 90, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.075 58.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab886f',
    500: '#855a38',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855a38;
$custom-light: #ab886f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855a38",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 26.494,
    "s": 40.741,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50625,
    "c": 0.07467,
    "h": 58.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12584
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855A38

secondary

#6C90AD

accent

#9BD157

background

#FAF8F6

surface

#F4F0EC

border

#CECBC7

text

#100B07

muted

#7F7C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #855A38

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

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